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QualcommQCOMDON'T BUYNov 25, 2015Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 16, 2026. Market Open.
Held back by focus on handset market, which hasn't grown in last number of years. Company is moving away from that -- getting into internet of things, automotive, autonomous driving. So its chips have application in new technology areas. Trades at 13x PE, much cheaper than peers. Yield is 2.16%.
(Analysts’ price target is $180.71)It is losing Apple's business but there have been contentious issues with them over the years and there are lots of other great things going on. It has a big business with the Android smart phone, which is much bigger than Apple was. Also it has built out a lot of business in the automotive sector and Meta Ray-Ban glasses. It is getting into data centres with chips for laptops that can help batteries last longer. AI will need better hardware and Qualcomm can enable that. Trades at 12X earnings which is at a big discount to the market. Buy 24 Hold 20 Sell 1
(Analysts’ price target is $177.88)He bought more. 14x forward PE and pays a 2.3% dividend yield. Good value. The ARM lawsuit was an overhang, but now resolved in QCOM's favour. This and the semis saw momentum in the first half of 2024. Business fundamentals remain intact; only QCOM can serve certain AI applications. Likes it for the long run.
She would have concerns about the royalty side. Problems have already surfaced. Had difficulty in collecting royalties in China. There is now an agreement in place, but it is getting that implemented and enforcing it. It now sounds like they are having some issues in Korea. They should be compensated for their royalties, but it is really the rate. The average selling prices on smart phones are slowly declining and this is what their royalty rates are based on. There isn’t a lot of visibility on their earnings front. Trading at a pretty low multiple, but earnings are not growing.