QCOM stock forecast after today's 5.3% jump

Price targets are educated guesses, but the inputs behind them are public. CapitalSnitch doesn't publish price targets or predictions.

Below are the four that matter most for QCOM: what analysts think, the next earnings report, how Qualcomm Inc has done against estimates and how much the stock has swung in the past.

The chart below tracks QCOM's daily closing price from May 11, 2026 to Nov. 4, 2026. Over that stretch it is down 26.4%, from $235.35 to $173.19, with a high of $248.71 on May 29, 2026 and a low of $146.81 on July 31, 2026. Each red circle marks a week in which company insiders sold shares on the open market (13 weeks in this period; bigger circles mean more money). There are no green diamonds: no insider bought on the open market in this window.

QCOM analyst consensus

Of 49 Wall Street analysts covering QCOM, 20 rate it a buy, 26 a hold and 3 a sell — a consensus of Hold. Ratings are little changed over three months.

QCOM earnings track record

Qualcomm Inc beat the analyst estimate in 2 of the last 4 quarters.

The table below shows QCOM earnings track record. March 31, 2026 has the highest surprise (+1.4%) and June 30, 2026 the lowest (-2.7%). Sept. 30, 2026 ranks 3 of 4.

How much QCOM has swung before

Over the last three years QCOM had 2 drops of 20% or more from a high; the deepest was down 44.2%.

Also worth knowing about QCOM

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What would change the picture for QCOM

These are the specific events and levels to watch. None of them is a prediction.

• An open-market purchase by an insider at Qualcomm Inc. There has been none in 90 days; Form 4 filings would show one within two business days of the trade.
• Analyst ratings: the average score moved from 3.37 to 3.45 over three months (on a scale where 5 is strong buy and 1 is strong sell). A run of downgrades after earnings usually shows up here first.
• Price levels: a close above $248.71 would be a new 52-week high, 43.6% above the latest close of $173.19; a close below $122.93 would be a new 52-week low, 29.0% below it.
• Growth: revenue fell 2.6% year over year in the quarter ending Sep 2026 (trend: slowing). At a P/E of 13.6, a slowdown would matter more than at a lower multiple.
• New shares: dilution risk is moderate now. A new shelf registration (S-3) or a prospectus supplement (424B) for an offering would raise it.

How QCOM compares with its peers

Over the past month QCOM ranks 1 of 6 in this group (-4.3%); the best was QCOM (-4.3%) and the weakest INTC (-48.2%).

QCOM's P/E of 13.6 is below the peers' median of 33.8, so investors pay less for each dollar of its profit.

A dash in the P/E column means the company lost money over the last 12 months, so it has no P/E.

QCOM history: what happened after similar moves

Since 2023, QCOM fell 10% or more in a month 11 times (separate episodes, not counting the current one). Three months later it was higher in 4 of 11 cases; the median change was -4.0%.

Past moves don't predict the next one; they show how volatile the stock has been.

Questions people also ask

What is QCOM's 52-week high and low?

Over the past year QCOM closed as high as $248.71 and as low as $122.93. At $173.19 (Nov. 4, 2026) it is down 30.4% from the high and 40.9% above the low. More →

Are QCOM insiders buying or selling?

Insiders sold $5.7 million of QCOM on the open market in 90 days and bought none. Sales are often routine (taxes, diversification, pre-planned plans); purchases with their own money are the stronger signal.

Does QCOM pay a dividend?

Yes: $3.62 per share over the last 12 months, about 2.09% at today's price.

Is Qualcomm Inc issuing new shares?

Dilution risk reads moderate (35/100); the share count fell 0.1% in a year. That is based on 4 offering-related filing(s) in 12 months.

Who is the largest shareholder of QCOM?

Among investment managers that file Form 13F, BlackRock Inc. reported the largest QCOM position ($17.6 billion). 3018 institutions reported holding QCOM for Q2 2026.

Is Qualcomm Inc profitable?

Yes. Qualcomm Inc had $43.1 billion of revenue over the last 12 months with a net margin of 31.6% and a P/E of 13.6.

Dates to watch for QCOM

Insider trades can come any day: they must be filed on Form 4 within two business days.

Key terms on this page

P/E ratio

Price divided by the last 12 months of earnings per share. A P/E of 20 means investors pay $20 for each $1 of yearly profit. It is only defined when the company is profitable.

Form 4

The SEC form a company's officers, directors and 10% owners must file within two business days of buying or selling its stock.

Open-market trade

A purchase or sale on the exchange at the market price, paid with the insider's own money (code P or S on Form 4), as opposed to option exercises, grants or gifts.

Form 13F

A quarterly SEC report listing the U.S. stock holdings of every investment manager with more than $100 million. It is due 45 days after each quarter ends, so it shows positions with a delay.

Dilution

When a company issues new shares, each existing share owns a smaller piece of the company. Common sources: stock offerings, convertible debt and large stock-based pay.

52-week high / low

The highest and lowest daily closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days).

Analyst consensus

The average of Wall Street analysts' ratings (strong buy to strong sell). Analysts skew positive, so a hold is often read as a cautious view.

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page is computed from the data when the page is refreshed (usually daily); nothing is typed in by hand. This is information, not investment advice.

• Price: daily closing prices through Nov. 4, 2026; changes use 5, 21 and 63 trading days; the 52-week range uses the last 252 closes.
• Insider trades: SEC Form 4 filings for the last 90 days, counting only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S); option exercises, grants, gifts and filings with data errors are left out.
• Analyst ratings: counts of current ratings from 49 analysts, compared with three months ago.
• Earnings dates and estimates: a market-data calendar; reported vs expected EPS for the last 4 quarters.
• Valuation and growth: revenue, earnings, margins and share counts from the company's SEC filings (XBRL data, latest quarter Sep 2026); P/E and price/sales use the latest close.
• Fund ownership: SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.
• Dilution: share-count changes and offering-related SEC filings (shelf registrations, prospectus supplements, convertible notes) over two years, scored 0-100.
• History: 21-trading-day moves over about three years of daily closes, counted once per episode.