WINTON GROUP Ltd Has $1.19 Million Stock Position in Qualcomm Incorporated $QCOM

WINTON GROUP Ltd reduced its stake in Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) by 76.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,422 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock after selling 20,891 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Qualcomm were worth $1,187,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in shares of Qualcomm by 18,251.8% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 301,278,659 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $55,673,283,000 after purchasing an additional 299,636,973 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in Qualcomm in the 2nd quarter valued at $17,583,115,000. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Qualcomm by 12.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 28,897,079 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $4,931,968,000 after purchasing an additional 3,221,924 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in Qualcomm by 22.7% during the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 17,202,619 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $3,178,872,000 after purchasing an additional 3,179,720 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Qualcomm by 34.5% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 16,727,862 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $2,861,301,000 after purchasing an additional 4,290,622 shares during the period. 74.35% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Qualcomm

Here are the key news stories impacting Qualcomm this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Qualcomm secured a multi-generational custom-silicon partnership with Qualcomm’s AWS Deal Takes Aim at Nvidia, But Comes With Fine Print Amazon Web Services. The deal provides significant validation from a major AI infrastructure customer and strengthens Qualcomm’s challenge to Nvidia in data-center computing. Qualcomm’s CFO is reportedly targeting roughly $5 billion in future data-center revenue, adding to the growth narrative.
• Positive Sentiment: Investors increasingly view automotive and data-center chips as potential growth engines that can offset slowing handset sales. Analysts and market commentary suggest the AWS agreement could lead to upward estimate revisions if Qualcomm converts the partnership into meaningful, recurring deployments. Qualcomm’s Data Center Bet Looks More Real After Amazon’s AI Deal
• Neutral Sentiment: Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed its “Buy” rating, while Piper Sandler moved Qualcomm to “Hold.” The mixed analyst actions indicate optimism about the longer-term diversification story but limited certainty about near-term earnings growth.
• Neutral Sentiment: The AWS announcement is strategically important, but reports caution that the partnership’s structure and execution timetable could limit its immediate revenue impact. Qualcomm’s valuation and future upside therefore depend on actual customer volumes and revised forecasts, not simply the headline design win.
• Negative Sentiment: Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro includes Apple’s in-house C2 modem, signaling continued efforts to reduce reliance on Qualcomm. Although the iPhone 18 Pro Max may still use Qualcomm technology in some markets, further modem insourcing presents a long-term risk to Qualcomm’s handset revenue and margins. iPhone 18 Pro Debuts C2 Modem
• Negative Sentiment: Qualcomm’s latest quarterly results showed weaker year-over-year earnings and revenue, while earnings per share narrowly missed estimates. That performance, combined with a handset business described as shrinking, leaves investors dependent on automotive, IoT and data-center expansion to sustain the recovery.

Qualcomm Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:QCOM opened at $181.97 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $168.45 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $171.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 2.02. The company has a market capitalization of $191.11 billion, a PE ratio of 21.06, a PEG ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 1.68. Qualcomm Incorporated has a 52 week low of $121.99 and a 52 week high of $259.92.

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The wireless technology company reported $2.21 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.23 by ($0.02). Qualcomm had a return on equity of 38.36% and a net margin of 21.01%.The firm had revenue of $9.95 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.69 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.77 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Qualcomm has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 2.050-2.250 EPS. Analysts forecast that Qualcomm Incorporated will post 7.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Qualcomm Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.92 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 3rd. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Qualcomm’s payout ratio is currently 42.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Qualcomm

In other Qualcomm news, EVP Heather Ace sold 3,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $147.04, for a total value of $470,528.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 36,535 shares in the company, valued at $5,372,106.40. This represents a 8.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Akash Palkhiwala sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.85, for a total value of $457,125.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 18,184 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,324,944.40. This represents a 12.09% 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. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 11,533 shares of company stock valued at $1,924,969. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

QCOM has been the subject of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Qualcomm in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Qualcomm from $190.00 to $170.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of Qualcomm from $190.00 to $160.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $400.00 target price on shares of Qualcomm in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, HSBC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Qualcomm in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Qualcomm currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $204.10.

Qualcomm Profile

Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is a technology company that develops wireless communications technologies, semiconductors and related intellectual property. Headquartered in San Diego, California, the company serves customers and partners worldwide across the mobile, automotive, consumer electronics and industrial markets.

Through its Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT) business, Qualcomm designs and supplies integrated circuits, system software and hardware platforms. Its products include Snapdragon mobile platforms, 5G and other wireless modems, radio-frequency components, connectivity solutions, processors and artificial intelligence technologies.