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. Qualcomm, Inc shares valued at $522,808 were sold by Palkhiwala Akash J. on Sep 02 ’25. At $156.86 per share, Palkhiwala Akash J. sold 3,333 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 39,874 shares worth approximately $6.37 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Akash Palkhiwala purchased 3,333 shares, netting a total of over 529,214 in proceeds.
Before that, Neil A Martin had added 1,106 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $177,022, the Officer bought Qualcomm, Inc shares for $160.06 each.
As published in a research note from Arete on August 26, 2025, Qualcomm, Inc [QCOM] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $200. Analysts at Piper Sandler resumed the stock at ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of July 31, 2025, Mizuho has reiterated its “an Outperform” rating for QCOM. Earlier on May 09, 2025, Seaport Research Partners initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for QCOM stock.
Analyzing QCOM Stock Performance
On last trading session, Qualcomm, Inc [NASDAQ: QCOM] rose 1.55% to $159.71. The stock’s lowest price that day was $154.47, but it reached a high of $159.85 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.04%. Over the course of the year, Qualcomm, Inc shares have dropped approximately -8.89%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $177.00 on 02/05/25 and a 52-week low of $120.80 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Qualcomm, Inc (QCOM)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 156.17, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 152.62. In the upper region, resistance lies at 161.56. The next price resistance is at 163.40. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.71 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Qualcomm, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Qualcomm, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-15 dropping by -3.54 million shares to 20.02 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 23.55 million shares. A decline of -17.67% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.37 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.37.
Which companies own the most shares of Qualcomm, Inc (QCOM)?
In terms of Qualcomm, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 192.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 22.39% from the previous closing price of $157.28. Analysts anticipate Qualcomm, Inc stock to reach 200 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 185. In spite of this, 25 analysts ranked Qualcomm, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 29, 2025, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $185.
