Qualcomm (QCOM) Q2 Earnings Preview: What to Expect From Upcoming Report
Investors eye the report amid worries that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will shift to in?house modem chips next year, potentially trimming Qualcomm's handset chip sales. Smartphone market pressures and tariff risks in China also weigh on sentiment.
Warning! GuruFocus has detected 6 Warning Signs with QCOM.
Still, analysts note Qualcomm's growing footprint in IoT, automotive and edge AI. Bernstein's Stacy Rasgon keeps a Buy rating with a $185 target, calling Qualcomm heavily out of favor yet undervalued given its diverse product lineup and expected double?digit earnings growth. He says it's worth keeping on investors' radar.
KeyBanc envisions wider semiconductor power with the help of demand in A as well as new product ramps. It predicts positive prospects of Qualcomm in Q3 but warns that second part of 2025 can have backdrafts due to Apple moving to other modems and sluggish Android market in China.
The results will help to understand what degree of offset of challenges related to the handset is possible to be achieved by the divisions, which are engaged with non-smartphone, and whether Qualcomm will be able to quality its growth trend up to the end of the year.
Based on the one year price targets offered by 30 analysts, the average target price for Qualcomm Inc is $177.50 with a high estimate of $225.00 and a low estimate of $140.00. The average target implies a upside of +10.21% from the current price of $161.05.
Based on GuruFocus estimates, the estimated GF Value for Qualcomm Inc in one year is $160.62, suggesting a downside of -0.27% from the current price of $161.05. Gf value is Gurufocus' estimate of the fair value that the stock should be traded at. It is calculated based on the historical multiples the stock has traded at previously, as well as past business growth and the future estimates of the business' performance. For deeper insights, visit the forecast page.
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