Baird Cuts Qualcomm Price Target to $177, Cites Transitional Fiscal 2026
Analyst Baird lowered Qualcomm’s price target to $177 from $200 while maintaining an Outperform rating, citing fiscal 2026 as a transitional year across end markets. The company reported record fiscal Q1 revenue of $12.3 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $3.50, IoT revenue rose 9% to $1.7 billion and returned $3.6 billion to shareholders.
1. Analyst Cuts Price Target
Baird lowered its price target to $177 from $200 while maintaining an Outperform rating and citing fiscal 2026 as a transitional year across certain end markets.
2. Record Q1 Financials
Qualcomm delivered fiscal first-quarter revenue of $12.3 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $3.50, both records at the high end of guidance.
3. IoT Growth and Guidance
IoT revenue rose 9% year over year to $1.7 billion, driven by growth in industrial and consumer networking products, with management guiding to low-teens percentage growth in the second quarter.
4. Shareholder Returns
The company returned $3.6 billion to shareholders, including $2.6 billion in share repurchases and $949 million in dividends, underscoring confidence in long-term cash generation.