Positive sentiment towards CSCO reflected by a fall of -38.83% in short interest

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Cisco Systems, Inc shares valued at $571,867 were sold by Subaiya Thimaya K. on Jun 17 ’25. At $65.54 per share, Subaiya Thimaya K. sold 8,726 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 174,669 shares worth approximately $12.04 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Herren Richard Scott sold 15,678 shares, netting a total of over 1,027,244 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $65.52 each, the insider now holds 309,543 shares.

Before that, RICHARD SCOTT HERREN had added 15,678 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,027,066, the Officer bought Cisco Systems, Inc shares for $65.51 each.

As published in their initiating research note from KeyBanc Capital Markets on June 26, 2025, Cisco Systems, Inc [CSCO] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $77. Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid June. As of May 16, 2025, New Street has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for CSCO. Earlier on May 15, 2025, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for CSCO stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.

Analyzing CSCO Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Cisco Systems, Inc [NASDAQ: CSCO] rose 1.11% to $68.95. The stock’s lowest price that day was $68.42, but it reached a high of $69.16 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.72%. Over the course of the year, Cisco Systems, Inc shares have jumped approximately 45.83%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $69.16 on 06/26/25 and a 52-week low of $52.11 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Cisco Systems, Inc (CSCO)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 68.53, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 68.10. In the upper region, resistance lies at 69.27. The next price resistance is at 69.58. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 74.05 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Cisco Systems, Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Cisco Systems, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -16.08 million shares to 41.42 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 57.51 million shares. A decline of -38.83% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.08 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.08.

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In terms of Cisco Systems, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 74 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.52% from the previous closing price of $68.19. Analysts anticipate Cisco Systems, Inc stock to reach 79 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 64. In spite of this, 24 analysts ranked Cisco Systems, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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