Shares of Technology sector company QUALCOMM moved 0.7% today, and are now trading at a price of $155.35. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 1,069,720 compared to its average volume of 8,367,488. The S&P 500 index returned a 0.0% performance.
QUALCOMM Incorporated engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry worldwide. The company is based in San Diego and has 49,000 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $170,574,299,136. QUALCOMM currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 2.2% per year.
29 analysts are following QUALCOMM and have set target prices ranging from $140.0 to $225.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, QCOM is trading -9.4% away from its average analyst target price of $171.47 per share.
Over the last year, QCOM shares have gone down by -26.4%, which represents a difference of -37.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $211.09 per share and its 52 week low is $120.8. With average free cash flows of $7.88 Billion that have been growing at an average rate of 15.6% over the last 5 years, QUALCOMM declining stock performance may not be reflective of the quality of its underlying business.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12,202,000 | 1,041,000 | 11,161,000 | 13.32 |
| 2023 | 11,299,000 | 1,450,000 | 9,849,000 | 44.12 |
| 2022 | 9,096,000 | 2,262,000 | 6,834,000 | -20.98 |
| 2021 | 10,536,000 | 1,888,000 | 8,648,000 | 96.23 |
| 2020 | 5,814,000 | 1,407,000 | 4,407,000 | -31.13 |
| 2019 | 7,286,000 | 887,000 | 6,399,000 |
