CSCO · Verdict

A summary of rules, not a profit forecast — don’t buy just because of a green verdict.

• ▼ P/E 31.4 — expensive for this stock (over 10 y: from 16.1 to 2128.5)
• ▲ P/E 31.4 vs peer median 38.7 — cheaper than peers
• ▼ P/S 6.5 — expensive for this stock (over 10 y: from 3.3 to 7.2)
• ▼ EV/EBITDA 22.9 — expensive for this stock (over 10 y: from 9.1 to 28.9)
• ▼ FCF yield 3.1% — expensive for this stock (over 10 y: from 2.8% to 8.9%)
• ▲ FCF yield 3.1% vs peer median 2.4% — cheaper than peers
• ▲ Forward P/E 18.6 is below the current one — earnings growth expected

• ▼ Debt up 252% in 3 y
• ▲ Has raised its dividend 14 years in a row
• ▲ Piotroski 7/9 — strong financial health
• ▲ ROE 27% — high return on equity
• ▼ Net margin fell: 22.1% → 21.0%
• ▲ Debt / equity 0.59 — moderate debt
• ▲ Free cash flow positive every year

• ▲ Analysts raised the earnings forecast by +7.7% in 90 days

• ▲ Price above SMA200 — long-term uptrend
• ▲ SMA50 above SMA200 — trend up
• ▲ Over a year +43% vs S&P 500 +11% — stronger than the market

• ▼ Earnings in 10 d — the price may move sharply (≈ ±10.2%)
• ▼ Risk/reward 1:0.8 — the target is closer than the stop
• ▼ Volatility 36% per year — much higher than the market (13%)

• ▲ Consensus of 25 analysts — buy
• ▲ Mean analyst target +30% from the current price
• ▼ Insiders selling over 6 mo

• ▲ S&P 500 above SMA200 — the market is in an uptrend
• ▲ Sector (XLK) above SMA200 — in an uptrend