Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) Posted 69.09% Gain This Year: What’s Next?

The trading price of Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) closed higher on Monday, July 15, closing at $208.18, 2.84% higher than its previous close.

The company’s P/E ratio in the trailing 12-month period was 27.98. In examining the 52-week price action we see that the stock hit a 52-week high of $230.63 and a 52-week low of $104.33. Over the past month, the stock has lost -3.35% in value.

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Qualcomm, Inc., whose market valuation is $232.33 billion at the time of this writing. The dividend yield on the company stock is 1.56%, while its Forward Dividend ratio is 3.25. Investors’ optimism about the company’s current quarter earnings report is understandable. Analysts have predicted the quarterly earnings per share to grow by 2.25 per share this quarter, however they have predicted annual earnings per share of 9.93 for current year and 11.25 for next year.

Analysts have forecast the company to bring in revenue of 9.21B for the current quarter, with the likely lows of 9.08B and highs of 9.51B. From the analysts’ viewpoint, the consensus estimate for the company’s annual revenue is 38.41B.

On the technical side, indicators suggest QCOM has a 100% Buy on average for the short term. According to the data of the stock’s medium term indicators, the stock is currently averaging as a 100% Buy, while an average of long term indicators suggests that the stock is currently 100% Buy.

If we dig deeper into the stock’s outlook, we see that the stock’s PEG is 2.48, which symbolizes a positive outlook. A quick review shows that QCOM’s price is currently 0.55% off the SMA20 and 3.67% off the SMA50. The RSI metric on the 14-day chart is currently showing 54.12, and weekly volatility stands at 2.90%. When measured over the past 30 days, the indicator reaches 2.81%. Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM)’s beta value is currently sitting at 1.27, while the Average True Range indicator is currently displaying 6.02.

To see how Qualcomm, Inc. stock has been performing in comparison to its peers in the industry, here are the numbers: QCOM stock’s performance was 2.84% in the latest trading, and 69.09% in the past year. Qualcomm, Inc. has a P/E ratio of 27.98.

An evaluation of the daily trading volume of Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) indicates that the 3-month average is 9.73 million.

Currently, records show that 1.11 billion of the company’s shares remain outstanding. The insiders hold 0.21% of outstanding shares, whereas institutions hold 78.01%. However, since the stock’s price has seen 43.94% year-to-date, investors’ interest is likely to be reignited due to its potential to move even higher.

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