Qualcomm, Inc’s recently made public that its EVP, CFO & COO Palkhiwala Akash J. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.58 million on Jan 02 ’26. In the deal valued at $173.30 per share,3,333 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Palkhiwala Akash J. now holds 38,932 shares worth roughly $6.92 million.
Then, Akash Palkhiwala bought 3,333 shares, generating $576,542 in total proceeds.
Before that, Palkhiwala Akash J. sold 10,000 shares. Qualcomm, Inc shares valued at $1,751,175 were divested by the EVP, CFO & COO at a price of $175.12 per share. As a result of the transaction, Palkhiwala Akash J. now holds 44,803 shares, worth roughly $7.97 million.
Mizuho downgraded its Qualcomm, Inc [QCOM] rating to a Neutral from a an Outperform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including TD Cowen’s analysts, who remained covering the stock and in early November has reiterated a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating for it. Susquehanna also remained covering QCOM and reiterated its “Positive” recommendation on October 22, 2025. Arete revised its rating on August 26, 2025. It rated QCOM as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of QCOM
On Monday, Qualcomm, Inc [NASDAQ:QCOM] saw its stock fall -2.25% to $177.78. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.77%. Qualcomm, Inc shares have risen nearly 10.75% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 3.93% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Qualcomm, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Qualcomm, Inc stocks on 2025-12-15, growing by 5.16 million shares to a total of 30.85 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-14 was 25.69 million shares. There was a rise of 16.73%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on July 31, 2025 when Piper Sandler resumed its ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $175.
