QCOM · Verdict

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

• ▲ P/S 4.0 vs peer median 6.4 — cheaper than peers
• ▲ EV/EBITDA 15.0 vs peer median 24.4 — cheaper than peers
• ▲ FCF yield 7.3% — cheap for this stock (over 4 y: from 5.3% to 7.9%)
• ▲ FCF yield 7.3% vs peer median 2.4% — cheaper than peers
• ▲ Forward P/E 16.2 is below the current one — earnings growth expected

• ▲ ROE 34% — high return on equity
• ▼ Net margin fell: 29.3% → 12.5%
• ▲ Debt / equity 0.70 — moderate debt
• ▲ Free cash flow positive every year

• ▲ Revenue grows 13.5% per year (5 y)
• ▼ Analysts cut the earnings forecast by -2.6% in 90 days

• ▼ Over 6 mo weaker than its sector (XLK) by 21%
• ▼ Price below SMA200 — long-term downtrend
• ▲ SMA50 above SMA200 — trend up
• ▼ Over a year -7% vs S&P 500 +11% — weaker than the market

• ▼ Earnings in 2 d — the price may move sharply (≈ ±9.9%)
• ▼ Volatility 54% per year — much higher than the market (13%)
• ▼ Max drawdown in the period -46% — deep
• ▼ Beta 1.65 — moves more than the market

• ▲ Mean analyst target +19% 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