How Smart Investors Look at Cisco Systems (CSCO).

By Harris Dyer • Tuesday, September 26 12:32 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Telecommunications company Cisco Systems has moved -1.3% so far today on a volume of 5,268,403, compared to its average of 18,151,642. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -1.0%.

Cisco Systems trades -10.13% away from its average analyst target price of $58.73 per share. The 20 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $45.0 to $76.0, and on average have given Cisco Systems a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying CSCO should be aware of the facts below:

Cisco Systems's current price is 115.1% above its Graham number of $24.54, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Cisco Systems has moved 32.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 19.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 3.07, Cisco Systems has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
CSCO has a forward P/E ratio of 12.5 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $4.23 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 2.05 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Cisco Systems is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 4.84 compared to its sector average of 3.12
Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China.
Based in San Jose, the company has 84,900 full time employees and a market cap of $214.02 Billion. Cisco Systems currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.9%.

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