QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM)
QUALCOMM Incorporated engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry worldwide.
Scored against other Technology stocks, not a fixed scale.
The quick read
QUALCOMM is right in the middle: the good and the not-so-good roughly cancel out.
- What's working
- It's priced lower than most other tech companies, relative to its sales and profits.
- Worth watching
- Its growth over the past year trails most other tech companies.
Analyst price target
~12-month · 30 analystsPublished targets from Wall Street analysts (public data) — what analysts expect over roughly a year. This is not a StockGlow forecast and not a recommendation. Analyst targets are frequently wrong.
About QUALCOMM Incorporated
QUALCOMM Incorporated engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry worldwide. It operates through three segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT); Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL); and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI)…
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Employees
- 52,000
- Headquarters
- San Diego, CA
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What’s behind the score
Valuation
P/E 19.9 — lower than 76% of Technology peers
P/B 6.6 — lower than 66% of Technology peers
P/S 4.2 — lower than 76% of Technology peers
EV/EBITDA 15.6 — lower than 72% of Technology peers
EV/Revenue 4.3 — lower than 76% of Technology peers
PEG 0.8 — lower than 67% of Technology peers
FCF yield 5.6% — higher than 76% of Technology peers
Profitability & quality
Gross margin 54.2% — higher than 30% of Technology peers
Operating margin 18.5% — higher than 54% of Technology peers
Net margin 21.0% — higher than 52% of Technology peers
ROE 33.8% — higher than 61% of Technology peers
ROA 11.6% — higher than 72% of Technology peers
Free cash flow is 111% of reported net income
Financial health
Debt/equity 0.6 — lower than 47% of Technology peers
Current ratio 2.02 — higher than 63% of Technology peers
Quick ratio 1.14 — higher than 46% of Technology peers
Cash/debt 0.54 — higher than 31% of Technology peers
Debt/EBITDA 1.27 — lower than 59% of Technology peers
Growth
Revenue growth -4.0% YoY — higher than 2% of Technology peers
Earnings growth -23.0% YoY — higher than 3% of Technology peers
Ownership & investor activity
Payout ratio 41.5% — atypical vs Technology peers
Net insider selling, -3.5% of insider shares
Institutions net sold, -15.7% of shares held
Insiders hold 0.1% of shares outstanding
3.7% of float sold short
Momentum
Mixed vs its moving averages
36% of the way from its 52-week low to high