Quick Look at Cisco Systems (CSCO)

By Tamara Parker • Monday, December 04 19:10 • Permanent Link

Join us for a quick overview of Cisco Systems, a Communication Equipment company whose shares moved -0.9% today. Here are some facts about the stock that should help you see the bigger picture:

Cisco Systems has moved -2.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 15.0%
CSCO has an average analyst rating of hold and is -11.67% away from its mean target price of $54.4 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $3.31
Cisco Systems has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.5 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $4.03 and its forward P/E ratio is 11.9
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 4.3 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Cisco Systems is part of the Telecommunications sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 23.78 and an average P/B of 3.46
CSCO has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 36.9% and gross profit margins of 0.6%
The company has a free cash flow of $16.34 Billion, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
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. The company also offers switching portfolio encompasses campus switching as well as data center switching; enterprise routing portfolio interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering highly secure, and reliable connectivity to campus, data center and branch networks; wireless products include wireless access points and controllers; and compute portfolio including the cisco unified computing system, hyperflex, and software management capabilities, which combine computing, networking, and storage infrastructure management and virtualization. In addition, it provides Internet for the future product consists of routed optical networking, 5G, silicon, and optics solutions; collaboration products, such as meetings, collaboration devices, calling, contact center, and communication platform as a service; end-to-end security product consists of network security, cloud security, security endpoints, unified threat management, and zero trust; and optimized application experiences products including full stack observability and network assurance. Further, the company offers a range of service and support options for its customers, including technical support and advanced services and advisory services. It serves businesses of various sizes, public institutions, governments, and service providers. The company sells its products and services directly, as well as through systems integrators, service providers, other resellers, and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. has strategic alliances with other companies. Cisco Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

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