Oppenheimer analyst Rick Schafer maintained a Hold rating on Qualcomm Inc (QCOM) today. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $86.37, close to its 52-week high of $88.63.
Schafer said:
“QCOM reported F2Q (Mar) earnings Wednesday. Sales/EPS of $4.88B/$0.77 (aided by a $100M catch up payment) topped consensus $4.8B/$0.71. On a like-for-like basis, mgmt guided F3Q (June) to $5.1B/$0.75 excluding a one-time payment from Apple. GM declined 200bps Y/Y to 57.7%. Some investors may be disappointed by lower QCT and QTL Q/Q margin outlook following Apple settlement. Mgmt again lowered outlook for 2019 global handset by 50M to 1.85B units, a number we find ambitious. Mgmt stated Apple in the model drives incremental $2.00 EPS in FY21. We believe settlement likely centers on Apple’s desire for a 5G iPhone in 2020. Shares re- rated immediately following settlement and appear fairly valued to us given softening outlook for handsets and various outstanding regulatory issues. We remain sidelined.”
According to TipRanks.com, Schafer is a top 100 analyst with an average return of 16.8% and a 72.7% success rate. Schafer covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Akoustis Technologies, Skyworks Solutions, and Texas Instruments.
Qualcomm Inc has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $87.81, representing a 1.7% upside. In a report issued on April 29, Deutsche Bank also upgraded the stock to Hold with a $90 price target.
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Qualcomm Inc’s market cap is currently $104.5B and has a P/E ratio of 54.66. The company has a Price to Book ratio of 28.89.
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