When Your Chip Business Out Chips the Market Its time to check Qualcomm’s latest numbers, and it’s pretty clear the handset business is back in a big way. Let’s break it down.. fiscal Q4 revenue came in at $11.3 billion, up 10% from last year and half a billion above what analysts expected. Earnings per share hit $3.00 on a non GAAP basis 13 cents better than forecast. The heavy lifting came from the chip business, QCT, which grew 13% to $9.8 billion. Handsets were the star. That segment jumped 14% to $7 billion, and it’s not hard to see why Samsung’s premium Android phones are flying off the shelves, and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips are right in the middle of that. Automotive also set a record at $1.1 billion, up 17%, which shows the car tech push is paying off. IoT grew a respectable 7% to just over a billion. The one soft spot was licensing QTL dropped 7% to $1.4 billion, but that’s a smaller piece of the pie these days. Cash flow was insane! $12.8 billion in free cash for the full year, a record. They returned $3.4 billion to shareholders in the quarter alone, even after eating a $5.7 billion non cash hit from a U.S tax bill Looking ahead, management’s guidance for Q1 FY26 is aggressive $11.8 to $12.6 billion in revenue and $3.30 to $3.50 in EPS, both crushing consensus. They’re calling for record handset revenue again, thanks to new flagship Snapdragon launches. CEO Cristiano Amon sounded pumped on the conference call, talking up over 150 AI PC designs in the works, real traction in automated driving, and a faster than expected move into AI data centers, with meaningful volume now slated for fiscal ’27 Qualcomm’s riding a strong rebound in premium smartphones, diversifying smartly into auto and PCs, and sitting on a mountain of cash The guidance suggests the momentum’s not slowing down anytime soon. If the Android flagship cycle stays hot and AI keeps infiltrating everything, this could be a solid setup into next year Are you bullish or bearish on QCOM from here?

Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: NASDAQ:QCOM ) delivered a strong fiscal Q4 2025, posting record results that surpassed Wall Street expectations and reinforced its leadership across mobile, automotive, and IoT markets. The stock, currently trading near $172, remains in a long-term uptrend supported by a clear ascending trendline, with technicals hinting at a potential continuation rally toward the $230 region. For the quarter, Qualcomm reported $11.3 billion in revenue, exceeding its guidance range, and a non-GAAP EPS of $3, also above the high end of expectations. Its QCT (chipmaking) division led the charge, generating $9.8 billion, up 9% sequentially, while the automotive business posted a record $1 billion in quarterly revenue — a 36% year-over-year surge. The IoT segment also expanded by 22%, highlighting diversification beyond smartphones. On a full-year basis, Qualcomm’s fiscal 2025 non-GAAP revenue climbed 13% year-over-year to $44 billion, with QCT contributing $38.4 billion, up 16%. The company achieved a 29% EBT margin, hitting the upper end of guidance, and reported a record $12.8 billion in free cash flow, underscoring operational strength and disciplined capital management. Looking ahead, Qualcomm expects Q1 fiscal 2026 revenue between $11.8 billion and $12.6 billion, with EPS projected at $3.30 to $3.50. QCT revenue is guided between $10.3 billion and $10.9 billion, while licensing (QTL) is expected to deliver $1.4–$1.6 billion. Technically, the chart suggests a bullish retest scenario near $170–$165 before a possible rebound toward $230, aligning with the company’s strong growth outlook. With momentum building in automotive and AI-powered chip demand, Qualcomm is well-positioned for further upside as 2026 begins.

I found many signs of Divergence in Qualcomm going into Earnings. I am not one to identify as bearish nor Bullish but It needs to make sense to me in terms of momentum. Prior into Earnings I found several issues with the symbol. QCOM Faced several points of resistance and weakening signs of moment. Diverging 60 day stohiastic Diverging smooth MAcd Diverging ACCUM/DIST I also saw that the fair price was becoming a point of resistance and the Fib was struggling at .5% following a retracement of the huge $18 dollar movement. Granted, I am a momentum trader and have no loyalty to the weather a stock goes up or down, but in the recent time to come it seems to me investors are not rushing to invest. We will more then likely test 170 soon. Only time will tell!

Semiconductor designer Qualcomm NASDAQ:QCOM , which is known for providing products to the consumer-electronics industry, rose more than 11% to a 15-month high in a single day last week when it announced a pivot into the world of artificial intelligence. Let's see what QCOM's chart and fundamentals say following the news and ahead of this week's earnings release. Qualcomm's Fundamental Analysis QCOM plans to release fiscal Q4 numbers after the market close on Wednesday, with Wall Street currently looking for $2.86 in adjusted earnings per share on roughly $10.75 billion of revenue. That would represent a 6.3% annual gain in earnings from the $2.69 in adjusted EPS that QCOM reported in the same period last year. Revenue would likewise have risen some 5% from about $10.24 billion a year earlier. In fact, 16 of the 26 sell-side analysts that I know of that cover this name have revised their earnings estimates higher since the quarter began, while only nine have lowered their projections. (One estimate remains unchanged.) Of course, markets will also want to hear management's commentary on the shift to AI, which will put Qualcomm in head-to-head competition with likes of Nvidia NASDAQ:NVDA and Advanced Micro Devices NASDAQ:AMD . Qualcomm's Technical Analysis Now let's look at QCOM's chart going back some eight months and running through Friday afternoon: Readers will see that Qualcomm rose 70.5% between hitting a 17-month intraday low of $120.80 on April 7 and a $205.95 session high on Oct. 27 following the AI announcement. Still, QCOM has for the most part methodically traded during this whole period within the confines of the Raff Regression model that I created above (marked with orange and pink fields). That said, the stock has come in some after its Oct. 27 blow-off top -- perhaps because Qualcomm's new AI-friendly chips won't be ready for a number of months. As QCOM pulled back, it felt around for support close to the 38.2% Fibonacci-sequence retracement level of the stock's entire 2025 rally (marked with gray shading in the chart above). That's the downside pivot here, but there's technical help for Qualcomm not far below the 38.2% Fib level. QCOM's 21-day Exponential Moving Average (or "EMA," marked with a green line at $171.60) lies nearby. That's where we might find out if the swing crowd is on board with Qualcomm's recent upward move. If not, Qualcomm's 50-day Simple Moving Average (or "SMA," denoted with a blue line) and its 200-day SMA (the red line) aren't far below the 21-day EMA. Those are levels where the professional money managers might be, so there's plenty of possible support for QCOM indicated in the chart above. All in, Qualcomm's upside pivot could be the stock's recent $205.95 high. Conversely, the stock's downside pivot could be that 38.2% Fib level. As for the stock's secondary technical indicators, Qualcomm's Relative Strength Index (the gray line at the chart's top) is quite robust, yet not overbought technically. Meanwhile, the stock's daily Moving Average Convergence Divergence indicator (or "MACD," denoted by black and gold lines and blue bars at the chart's bottom) is overtly bullish. Within the MACD, the histogram of the 9-day EMA is well into positive territory, while the 12-day EMA rides above the 26-day EMA and both are above the zero-bound. Those are all bullish technical signals. An Options Option Options traders who want to go long on QCOM while getting paid to take on equity risk might utilize what's called a "bull-put spread." This is constructed by selling one put and buying a second one with a lower strike, but the same expiration date. Here's an example: -- Sell one QCOM $175 put with a Nov. 7 expiration date (i.e. after this week's earnings). This costs about $3.75. -- Buy one QCOM Nov. 7 $165 put for roughly $1.30. Net Credit: $2.45 Should Qualcomm -- which closed at $180.72 Monday -- never trade as low as $175 prior to the options' Nov. 7 expiration, the trader will simply pocket the $2.45 net credit. And should the stock trade below $175 at expiration but not below $165, the trader would end up long 100 shares of QCOM at a $172.55. But what if the shares take a serious beating between now and Nov. 7? Well, if QCOM drops below $165 at expiration, the trader in the example above would have lost $10 on the equity trade less the $2.45 net credit for the bull-put spread. That works out to a $7.55 net loss. (Moomoo Technologies Inc. Markets Commentator Stephen "Sarge" Guilfoyle had no position in QCOM at the time of writing this column, but was long NVDA and AMD.) This article discusses technical analysis, other approaches, including fundamental analysis, may offer very different views. 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Semiconductor designer Qualcomm NASDAQ:QCOM , which is known for providing products to the consumer-electronics industry, rose more than 11% to a 15-month high in a single day last week when it announced a pivot into the world of artificial intelligence. Let's see what QCOM's chart and fundamentals say following the news and ahead of this week's earnings release. Qualcomm's Fundamental Analysis QCOM plans to release fiscal Q4 numbers after Wednesday's market close, with Wall Street currently looking for $2.86 in adjusted earnings per share on roughly $10.75 billion of revenue. That would represent a 6.3% annual gain in earnings from the $2.69 in adjusted EPS that QCOM reported in the same period last year. Revenue would likewise have risen some 5% from about $10.24 billion a year earlier. In fact, 16 of the 26 sell-side analysts that I know of that cover this name have revised their earnings estimates higher since the quarter began, while only nine have lowered their projections. (One estimate remains unchanged.) Of course, markets will also want to hear management's commentary on the shift to AI, which will put Qualcomm in head-to-head competition with likes of Nvidia NASDAQ:NVDA and Advanced Micro Devices NASDAQ:AMD . Qualcomm's Technical Analysis Now let's look at QCOM's chart going back some eight months and running through Friday afternoon: Readers will see that Qualcomm rose 70.5% between hitting a 17-month intraday low of $120.80 on April 7 and a $205.95 session high on Oct. 27 following the AI announcement. Still, QCOM has for the most part methodically traded during this whole period within the confines of the Raff Regression model that I created above (marked with orange and pink fields). That said, the stock has come in some after its Oct. 27 blow-off top -- perhaps because Qualcomm's new AI-friendly chips won't be ready for a number of months. As QCOM pulled back, it felt around for support close to the 38.2% Fibonacci-sequence retracement level of the stock's entire 2025 rally (marked with gray shading in the chart above). That's the downside pivot here, but there's technical help for Qualcomm not far below the 38.2% Fib level. QCOM's 21-day Exponential Moving Average (or "EMA," marked with a green line at $171.60) lies nearby. That's where we might find out if the swing crowd is on board with Qualcomm's recent upward move. If not, Qualcomm's 50-day Simple Moving Average (or "SMA," denoted with a blue line) and its 200-day SMA (the red line) aren't far below the 21-day EMA. Those are levels where the professional money managers might be, so there's plenty of possible support for QCOM indicated in the chart above. All in, Qualcomm's upside pivot could be the stock's recent $205.95 high. Conversely, the stock's downside pivot could be that 38.2% Fib level. As for the stock's secondary technical indicators, Qualcomm's Relative Strength Index (the gray line at the chart's top) is quite robust, yet not overbought technically. Meanwhile, the stock's daily Moving Average Convergence Divergence indicator (or "MACD," denoted by black and gold lines and blue bars at the chart's bottom) is overtly bullish. Within the MACD, the histogram of the 9-day EMA is well into positive territory, while the 12-day EMA rides above the 26-day EMA and both are above the zero-bound. Those are all bullish technical signals. An Options Option Options traders who want to go long on QCOM while getting paid to take on equity risk might utilize what's called a "bull-put spread." This is constructed by selling one put and buying a second one with a lower strike, but the same expiration date. Here's an example: -- Sell one QCOM $175 put with a Nov. 7 expiration date (i.e. after this week's earnings). This costs about $3.75. -- Buy one QCOM Nov. 7 $165 put for roughly $1.30. Net Credit: $2.45 Should Qualcomm -- which closed at $180.72 Monday -- never trade as low as $175 prior to the options' Nov. 7 expiration, the trader will simply pocket the $2.45 net credit. And should the stock trade below $175 at expiration but not below $165, the trader would end up long 100 shares of QCOM at a $172.55. But what if the shares take a serious beating between now and Nov. 7? Well, if QCOM drops below $165 at expiration, the trader in the example above would have lost $10 on the equity trade less the $2.45 net credit for the bull-put spread. That works out to a $7.55 net loss. (Moomoo Technologies Inc. Markets Commentator Stephen "Sarge" Guilfoyle had no position in QCOM at the time of writing this column, but was long NVDA and AMD.) This article discusses technical analysis, other approaches, including fundamental analysis, may offer very different views. 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Per request, here are my thoughts and analysis on QCOM. Fundamentals are important for this ticker and here is why: QCOM has underperformed the broader market ins 2025 due to its over-reliance on smartphone sales (about 75% of their business is tailored to smartphone sector, which is stagnate at present). AAPL has shifted to custom chips for their phones, which has traditionally been a big supporter of QCOM. QCOM is attempting to branch into the AI hype with its AI200 and 250 datacentre chips, the announcement of which boosted the stock by 11% in a day, investors still show caution with QCOM. QCOM trades at a P/E ratio of ~16, far below Nvidia’s, suggesting undervaluation—but also reflecting investor caution QCOM has made some big acquisitions and seems genuinely committed to diversification and expanding its operations and interests; however, its not at the level of AMD / NVDA and MSFT as of yet, leaving a lot of investor concern which you can see from the general under-performance of the stock. As always, not advice!

NASDAQ:QCOM has plenty of room to push, and although their chips don't actually come out for over 1 year from now. Markets are hot for AI, and just like internet companies in the dot com bubble, it does not need actual revenues to run on hype. I am long and believe we will break all time highs within the next 6 months.

QCOM: Exploring Potential 30% Upside in AI Chip Contender Amid Data Center Expansion – SWOT and Intrinsic Value Insights 📊 Introduction As of October 28, 2025, QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) is experiencing post-announcement volatility following an 11% surge in the prior session, trading around $185 in pre-market after closing at $187.68. This movement stems from the launch of new AI accelerator chips aimed at competing in data centers, amid a broader tech rally driven by $500B in projected AI infrastructure spending and Fed rate stability at 4.75%. Sector dynamics reflect intensified competition in semiconductors, with NVIDIA and AMD also advancing, though macroeconomic factors like easing U.S.-China trade talks support chip demand, countered by ongoing export restrictions and supply chain inflation. 🔍 SWOT Analysis **Strengths 💪**: Qualcomm holds a commanding position in mobile chipsets with over 40% market share, bolstered by TTM revenue of $43.26B and net income of $11.57B. Robust financials include a 44.62% return on equity and quarterly revenue growth of 10.30% yoy, driven by diversified segments like automotive (up 20% yoy). Low beta of 1.23 indicates relative stability, with partnerships in 5G and IoT enhancing ecosystem strength. **Weaknesses ⚠️**: Debt-to-equity at 54.35% signals moderate leverage, potentially vulnerable in high-interest environments. Dependence on China for ~60% of revenue exposes risks from geopolitical tensions, while R&D costs (22% of revenue) could strain margins if AI adoption slows. Historical patent disputes add to operational challenges. **Opportunities 🌟**: The AI data center push, with new chips targeting inference markets, aligns with a $200B+ opportunity by 2027, per industry forecasts. Growth in edge AI and automotive semiconductors, backed by analyst EPS projections rising to $12.10 for 2026, supports valuation re-rating. Expansion into PCs and servers via Snapdragon platforms could capture 15-20% share from Intel. **Threats 🚩**: Fierce competition from NVIDIA's Blackwell and AMD's MI series threatens market erosion, with potential antitrust probes in the EU. Regulatory hurdles, such as U.S. export bans impacting 15-20% of sales, and broader sector volatility from tariff risks pose downside. Economic slowdowns may defer enterprise capex. 💰 Intrinsic Value Calculation Applying a value investing method for tech stocks, we calculate intrinsic value using a weighted blend of book value and earnings multiples, with a 20% margin of safety for cyclical risks. Inputs from filings: Book value per share $25.10, TTM EPS $10.36, assumed growth rate 10% (blending current 16.37% and next-year 1.71% projections). Formula: Intrinsic Value = (Book Value per Share * Weight) + (EPS * Growth Multiplier) - Weight for book value: 0.3 (asset-intensive adjustments) - Growth Multiplier: 28.5 (Graham-inspired: 8.5 + 2*10) Calculation: (25.10 * 0.3) + (10.36 * 28.5) = 7.53 + 295.26 = 302.79 Apply 20% margin of safety: 302.79 * 0.8 ≈ $242.23 At current price ~$185, QCOM appears undervalued by ~24-31% (upside to $242 fair value, aligned with forward P/E of 13.95 and comparables). Debt flags are minor at 54%, with sustainability tied to EPS growth above 10%. 📈 Undervalued. 📈 Entry Strategy Insights Institutional methods target support zones near $180-182 (near 50-day SMA) for unleveraged, long-term entries using dollar-cost averaging (DCA). Scale in on 4-7% dips, employing non-repainting volume-based signals to verify momentum shifts. Effective for 10-15% position accumulation over 2-4 months, with breakout targets above $190 for phased exits. 🚀 Spot zones. ⚠️ Risk Management Restrict sizing to 1-5% of portfolio to handle sector swings, diversifying across tech subsectors and defensives. Use trailing stops 7-10% below entry (e.g., $170) and favor long-term holds if ROE sustains, monitoring earnings reports and trade policy. Caution on 10-20% drawdowns from competitive news. 🔚 Conclusion Qualcomm's AI diversification, solid fundamentals, and undervalued profile amid tech momentum indicate potential to $242+, with safety buffers. Key takeaways: Track AI adoption for earnings uplift, independently validate growth estimates. This is educational content only; not financial advice. Always conduct your own due diligence.

*Qualcomm made new AI chips called AI200 and AI250: - After this news, Qualcomm’s stock price went up by 12%. - These chips help Qualcomm join the AI data center market and compete with big companies like Nvidia. - Qualcomm’s profits are strong, and it is managing costs well. - The company got its first customer, called HUMAIN, for these AI products. - Experts think Qualcomm has good future potential, even if some numbers are mixed. And technically We are around the middle of a long-term channel and regarding the mid-term chart, We have 3 great zones to enter the market, both for investing and trading

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