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173.82USD
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We have scored 106 news catalysts on QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) over the past 12 months. The biggest single-day move next to one of them came May 8, 2026, when QCOM closed +8.2%: “Micron Rockets 11%, SanDisk Rallies 11%, Western Digital Up 3% on AI Memory Supercycle Bull Case”. Coverage across the window leans positive (average ticker sentiment +0.11). Most of the impact sits in sector technology and price momentum.
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Market cap
186B
P/E
—
EPS
—
Beta
1.65
52W range
121.99-259.92
Day range
172.53–175.04
Open
174.48
Prev close
177.12
Volume
1.7M
Avg volume
15.1M
Dividend
3.62
IPO
1991-12-13
Analysts publish price targets on QCOM, and they disagree. Where the share price actually sits among them shows which of their arguments the market is buying — and which it is ignoring.
27 analyst price targets from $159 to $400
as of 2026-09-10
The market is 12% below the median target — more cautious than the analysts.
Daily OHLCV with SMA overlays and session pivots. Draw your levels and trendlines on it, or ask the AI analyst what the price is reacting to.
Suppliers, customers, partners and competitors, derived from what the news actually says about QUALCOMM Incorporated — not a sector bucket. Click an edge to see the articles that established the link.
Suppliers, customers, partners and competitors of QUALCOMM Incorporated, taken from what the news actually said about them rather than from a sector bucket. The count is how many articles established each link.
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QUALCOMM Incorporated is a company dedicated to developing and bringing to market fundamental technologies crucial for the global wireless communication industry. Its operations are structured into three primary segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT), Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL), and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT division specializes in creating and supplying integrated circuits and system software, leveraging 3G, 4G, 5G, and other advanced wireless technologies. These components are essential for a range of products, including those used for wireless voice and data communication, networking, application processing, multimedia, and global positioning. The QTL segment generates revenue by licensing its extensive intellectual property portfolio, which encompasses various patent rights vital for the manufacture and sale of wireless devices, particularly those adhering to standards like CDMA2000, WCDMA, LTE, and OFDMA-based 5G. Through its QSI segment, Qualcomm invests in early-stage companies across diverse sectors such as 5G, artificial intelligence, automotive, consumer electronics, enterprise solutions, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things, aiming to support the introduction of new products and services for both existing and emerging communication applications. Furthermore, the company provides development services and related products to United States government agencies and their contractors. Founded in 1985, QUALCOMM Incorporated maintains its headquarters in San Diego, California.
The reconstruction
The price sits at the 22nd percentile of 27 published models, 12% below the median, meaning the market has largely dismissed the bull cases and is pricing a sharp deceleration from the 13.7% revenue growth just delivered down to a 2.1% forward path.
What the disagreement turns on
Can the Automotive and IoT segments actually accelerate fast enough to replace a declining Handset business and hit $40 billion in non-handset revenue by 2029, and the available data can measure unit volumes to test this but cannot measure consumer pricing or demand signals.
The price pays for
It declines to pay for
Written by a language model from the published models, the reported segments and a reverse-DCF — not a recommendation, and not a house view.
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