Markowski Investments Takes $1.16 Million Position in Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Markowski Investments acquired a new position in shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 9,832 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,155,000.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Cisco Systems in the second quarter worth about $42,129,647,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Cisco Systems during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,473,272,000. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its holdings in Cisco Systems by 8,718.3% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 51,952,421 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $400,190,000 after acquiring an additional 51,363,281 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new stake in Cisco Systems in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $5,892,379,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in Cisco Systems in the 2nd quarter valued at $4,714,574,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Cisco Systems Price Performance

Shares of Cisco Systems stock opened at $109.20 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $114.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $102.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $430.41 billion, a PE ratio of 32.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.00. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a 12 month low of $66.13 and a 12 month high of $130.37. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 12th. The network equipment provider reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $17.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.84 billion. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 30.16% and a net margin of 20.95%.Cisco Systems’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.99 earnings per share. Cisco Systems has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.050-5.110 EPS and its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.320-1.340 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 4.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 21st. Investors of record on Friday, October 2nd will be given a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 2nd. Cisco Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.30%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Cisco Systems news, EVP Oliver Tuszik sold 2,760 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.46, for a total transaction of $310,389.60. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 165,276 shares in the company, valued at $18,586,938.96. This represents a 1.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Jeetendra Patel sold 7,170 shares of Cisco Systems stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.57, for a total value of $799,956.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 230,593 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,727,261.01. This represents a 3.02% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 53,611 shares of company stock valued at $6,066,680 over the last three months. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on CSCO. HSBC lowered shares of Cisco Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $137.00 to $120.00 in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on Cisco Systems from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Argus raised their price target on Cisco Systems from $100.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Barclays lifted their price target on Cisco Systems from $121.00 to $123.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of Cisco Systems from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $129.68.

Cisco Systems Company Profile

Cisco Systems, Inc is a global technology company that designs, manufactures and sells networking hardware, software and telecommunications equipment. Its core business focuses on enabling enterprise and service-provider networks through products such as routers, switches, network security appliances and wireless systems. Over time Cisco has broadened its portfolio to emphasize software-defined networking, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure and edge computing solutions that help organizations build and manage modern IT environments.

In addition to hardware, Cisco offers a growing range of software platforms and subscription services for network management, security, analytics and collaboration.