44 Wealth Management LLC Has $3.85 Million Stock Position in Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

44 Wealth Management LLC reduced its stake in Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) by 17.1% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 49,628 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock after selling 10,268 shares during the period. Cisco Systems makes up 1.3% of 44 Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. 44 Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $3,851,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. World Investment Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 15.4% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 198,549 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $13,905,000 after buying an additional 26,455 shares during the last quarter. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Cisco Systems by 101.8% in the 4th quarter. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 107,306 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $8,266,000 after buying an additional 54,141 shares during the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. raised its holdings in Cisco Systems by 47.1% in the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 200,341 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $15,432,000 after acquiring an additional 64,144 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp raised its holdings in Cisco Systems by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 4,311,098 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $332,084,000 after acquiring an additional 275,456 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Cisco Systems by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 4,873,274 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $375,388,000 after acquiring an additional 151,395 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Cisco Systems

Here are the key news stories impacting Cisco Systems this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Cisco announced a new partnership with Tech Mahindra to launch an AI-driven Security Service Edge offering for global enterprises, which could strengthen Cisco’s security portfolio and add to future enterprise demand. Tech Mahindra and Cisco Partner to Bring AI-Driven Security Service Edge to Global Enterprises
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market coverage have highlighted Cisco after an upgrade, helping sentiment around the stock and suggesting investors see room for more upside ahead of earnings. Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) Shares Up 1.3% on Analyst Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Cisco is also drawing attention ahead of its quarterly results, with preview coverage pointing to expected double-digit bottom-line growth, which can keep investors focused on earnings momentum. Cisco Systems’ Quarterly Earnings Preview: What You Need to Know
• Neutral Sentiment: Several Yahoo Finance articles referenced Cisco as a cautionary example from the dot-com era while discussing growth stocks, but these pieces were about other companies and did not provide new company-specific news for Cisco. 2 Growth Stocks with All-Star Potential and 1 We Find Risky
• Neutral Sentiment: More analyst commentary compared Cisco’s valuation to its recent partnership-driven momentum, suggesting the stock may already reflect some good news rather than signaling a clear new catalyst. Has Cisco Systems (CSCO) Run Ahead Of Fair Value Following Its Webex Contact Center Deal?
• Neutral Sentiment: Cisco AI security research showed multi-turn attacks can defeat many models, reinforcing Cisco’s credibility in AI security, though the article was more industry-focused than a direct financial catalyst. Multi-turn attacks broke AI models 88% of the time — single-turn testing missed it, Cisco AI security lead warns at VB Transform 2026

Cisco Systems Price Performance

Cisco Systems stock opened at $114.17 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $449.99 billion, a PE ratio of 37.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $117.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $94.56. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a one year low of $65.75 and a one year high of $130.37.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The network equipment provider reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $15.84 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.56 billion. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 28.44% and a net margin of 20.14%.The company’s revenue was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.96 EPS. Cisco Systems has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.160-1.180 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.270-4.290 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, July 6th were given a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 6th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Cisco Systems’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.55%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Jeetendra I. Patel sold 7,169 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.28, for a total transaction of $840,780.32. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 246,737 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,937,315.36. This represents a 2.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Oliver Tuszik sold 2,607 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.12, for a total transaction of $315,759.84. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 172,727 shares in the company, valued at $20,920,694.24. This represents a 1.49% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders sold 47,650 shares of company stock valued at $5,668,823. Company insiders own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on CSCO. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Cisco Systems from $116.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Cisco Systems from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, June 12th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Cisco Systems from $95.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price objective on Cisco Systems from $87.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on Cisco Systems from $90.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Cisco Systems presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $123.14.

Cisco Systems Company Profile

Cisco Systems, Inc is a global technology company that designs, manufactures and sells networking hardware, software and telecommunications equipment. Its core business focuses on enabling enterprise and service-provider networks through products such as routers, switches, network security appliances and wireless systems. Over time Cisco has broadened its portfolio to emphasize software-defined networking, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure and edge computing solutions that help organizations build and manage modern IT environments.

In addition to hardware, Cisco offers a growing range of software platforms and subscription services for network management, security, analytics and collaboration.