After this afternoon's 2.4% surge to $71.58 per share, Cisco Systems might just keep moving past its target price of $72.29. With an average analyst rating of buy, and target prices from $56.0 to $80.0, the stock's next move is anyone's guess.
Cisco Systems's short interest -- meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted -- is lower than average at 1.2%. The stock's short ratio is 2.18. At 0.07%, the company's rate of insider ownership does not indicate that management is heavily invested in the corporation.
Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 81.2%. In conclusion, we believe there is mixed market sentiment regarding Cisco Systems.
Institutions Invested in Cisco Systems
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | Vanguard Group Inc | 10% | 388,949,854 | $27,842,974,942 |
| 2025-03-31 | Blackrock Inc. | 9% | 366,371,404 | $26,226,696,619 |
| 2025-03-31 | State Street Corporation | 5% | 193,627,378 | $13,860,815,676 |
| 2025-03-31 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 98,094,691 | $7,022,108,365 |
| 2025-03-31 | FMR, LLC | 2% | 93,449,595 | $6,689,589,172 |
| 2025-03-31 | Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. | 2% | 78,182,843 | $5,596,718,744 |
| 2025-03-31 | Morgan Stanley | 2% | 72,164,986 | $5,165,930,456 |
| 2024-12-31 | NORGES BANK | 1% | 55,707,852 | $3,987,846,534 |
| 2025-03-31 | Bank of America Corporation | 1% | 47,519,387 | $3,401,675,274 |
| 2025-03-31 | Invesco Ltd. | 1% | 47,117,146 | $3,372,880,853 |
