48,406 Shares in Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO Acquired by Engineers Gate Manager LP

Engineers Gate Manager LP acquired a new stake in Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 48,406 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $5,686,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management purchased a new position in Cisco Systems during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Cisco Systems during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Networth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Cisco Systems by 276.4% in the 1st quarter. Networth Advisors LLC now owns 335 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Cisco Systems by 137.0% in the 1st quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 346 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in shares of Cisco Systems in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on CSCO shares. Argus raised their target price on Cisco Systems from $100.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on Cisco Systems from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $121.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. HSBC cut shares of Cisco Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $137.00 to $120.00 in a report on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Cisco Systems from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $129.68.

Cisco Systems News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Cisco Systems this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investors also responded to Cisco’s recent commentary on AI networking, including meaningful hyperscaler orders, a networking refresh cycle and growing demand for high-performance infrastructure. Cisco’s latest quarterly results showed record revenue, earnings above guidance and 35% growth in total product orders, while management raised fiscal 2027 expectations. Cisco Systems rises as investors weigh upbeat AI networking commentary and a broader tech rally
• Positive Sentiment: A broader technology-sector rally, supported by an inflation reading near expectations and lower oil prices, provided an additional tailwind for CSCO and other networking stocks. Ciena, Arista Networks and Cisco market move
• Positive Sentiment: Cisco and Infleqtion announced joint research into networked quantum technology, aiming to connect and scale distributed quantum systems. The opportunity is longer term and is unlikely to materially affect near-term revenue, but it supports Cisco’s technology-development narrative. Infleqtion and Cisco announce collaboration to advance networked quantum technology

Insider Activity at Cisco Systems

In other news, CEO Charles Robbins sold 21,628 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.54, for a total transaction of $2,412,387.12. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 602,710 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $67,226,273.40. The trade was a 3.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Deborah Stahlkopf sold 6,487 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.53, for a total value of $723,495.11. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 167,116 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,638,447.48. This represents a 3.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 51,004 shares of company stock worth $5,750,920. Corporate insiders own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Cisco Systems Trading Up 4.4%

NASDAQ:CSCO opened at $112.13 on Friday. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a 52-week low of $66.13 and a 52-week high of $130.37. The company has a market capitalization of $442.08 billion, a PE ratio of 33.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $113.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $103.30.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 12th. The network equipment provider reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.05. Cisco Systems had a net margin of 20.95% and a return on equity of 30.16%. The business had revenue of $17.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.84 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.99 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, equities research analysts expect that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 4.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 2nd will be issued a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 2nd. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Cisco Systems’s payout ratio is 50.30%.

Cisco Systems Profile

Cisco Systems, Inc is a global technology company that provides networking, cybersecurity, collaboration, observability and other information technology solutions. Its offerings include routers, switches, wireless networking equipment, data center infrastructure, security platforms, unified communications tools and software designed to help organizations connect, manage and protect their digital environments.

Cisco serves businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, telecommunications providers and other organizations worldwide.