Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Acquires 14,412 Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) by 1.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,297,154 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,412 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $88,751,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 1.4% in the third quarter. Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,449 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $715,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the period. Yoder Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Cisco Systems by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Yoder Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,945 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $270,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Postrock Partners LLC increased its stake in Cisco Systems by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. Postrock Partners LLC now owns 3,480 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $241,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the period. Mount Vernon Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in Cisco Systems by 0.4% in the second quarter. Mount Vernon Associates Inc. MD now owns 41,379 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,871,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wynn Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 0.3% during the third quarter. Wynn Capital LLC now owns 48,456 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,315,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CSCO has been the topic of several analyst reports. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $74.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Citic Securities raised their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $75.00 to $90.00 in a report on Monday, November 17th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Cisco Systems from $83.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. President Capital reduced their price target on Cisco Systems from $90.00 to $88.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Cisco Systems from $82.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $85.23.

Insider Transactions at Cisco Systems

In related news, EVP Thimaya K. Subaiya sold 1,745 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.46, for a total value of $138,657.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 176,319 shares in the company, valued at $14,010,307.74. This trade represents a 0.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Kristina M. Johnson sold 13,481 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.13, for a total transaction of $1,039,789.53. Following the sale, the director directly owned 61,630 shares in the company, valued at $4,753,521.90. The trade was a 17.95% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,044,865 shares of company stock worth $81,397,635. 0.01% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Cisco Systems Stock Performance

Cisco Systems stock opened at $73.96 on Friday. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $52.11 and a fifty-two week high of $80.82. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $76.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $71.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 0.93. The stock has a market cap of $292.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.80, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.87.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 12th. The network equipment provider reported $1.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.02. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 27.29% and a net margin of 18.38%.The firm had revenue of $14.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.77 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.91 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Cisco Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.080-4.140 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.010-1.030 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cisco Systems Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 2nd. Cisco Systems’s payout ratio is 61.65%.

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.