Analysts predict CSCO shares will perform strongly in 2023

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Cisco Systems, Inc shares valued at $1,190,839 were sold by Tuszik Oliver on Sep 19 ’25. At $67.95 per share, Tuszik Oliver sold 17,526 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 198,855 shares worth approximately $13.82 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, OLIVER TUSZIK purchased 17,526 shares, netting a total of over 1,203,686 in proceeds.

Before that, Subaiya Thimaya K. had sold 1,744 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $116,464, the EVP, Operations traded Cisco Systems, Inc shares for $66.78 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,744 shares, worth approximately $10.98 million.

As published in a research note from HSBC Securities on August 15, 2025, Cisco Systems, Inc [CSCO] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $69. Analysts at Evercore ISI downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”an In-line”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of July 08, 2025, Wolfe Research has initiated its “Peer perform” rating for CSCO. Earlier on June 26, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for CSCO stock.

Analyzing CSCO Stock Performance

On last trading session, Cisco Systems, Inc [NASDAQ: CSCO] rose 1.25% to $69.52. The stock’s lowest price that day was $68.83, but it reached a high of $70.2999 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.15%. Over the course of the year, Cisco Systems, Inc shares have jumped approximately 28.15%.

Is Cisco Systems, Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Cisco Systems, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-30 dropping by -6.67 million shares to 40.92 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 47.6 million shares. A decline of -16.3% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.16 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.16.

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In terms of Cisco Systems, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 73.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 7.05% from the previous closing price of $68.66. Analysts anticipate Cisco Systems, Inc stock to reach 77 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. On June 16, 2025, Deutsche Bank assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $73.

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