QualcommQCOMCOMMENTNov 18, 2016Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Sep 25, 2026. Market Open.
He just doubled his position. QCOM has momentum, up 19% the past month, their data centre business is growing and, like Meta, the market is now changing its mind about this company compared to a few months ago. QCOM isn't just a small chip manufacturer, but they also produce the internet of things, car parts and data centres.
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)
Likes their acquisition of NXP Semiconductor (NXPI-Q), but it won’t be closing until the end of 2017. This will allow Qualcom to diversify from the smart phone market that is slowing. They are losing share in Apple iPhone to Samsung, etc. Trading at a pretty decent valuation at about 13 or 14 times earnings, which is below market multiple at this point. Their growth rate is still not too bad at 8%-10%.