Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China.
Cisco stock last closed at $67.82, down 0.19% from the previous day, and has increased 43.08% in one year. It has overperformed other stocks in the Communication Equipment industry by 0.23 percentage points. Cisco stock is currently +52.4% from its 52-week low of $44.50, and -2.81% from its 52-week high of $69.78.
At the moment, there are 3.96B shares of CSCO outstanding. The market value of CSCO is $268.57B. In the past 24 hours, 16.45M CSCO shares were traded.
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Out of 13 sell side analysts who give recommendations on CSCO, the consensus analyst rating on CSCO is a Strong Buy
It's important to keep in mind that analyst forecasts are not stock recommendations, nor are they investment advice.
Meta Marshall, a top 5% analyst from Morgan Stanley maintains CSCO with a strong buy rating and raises their CSCO price target from $65.00 to $67.00, on May 15, 2025.
Amit Daryanani, a top 3% analyst from Evercore ISI Group maintains CSCO with a buy rating and raises their CSCO price target from $67.00 to $72.00, on May 15, 2025.
Evercore ISI Group's Amit Daryanani raised their price target on Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) by 7.5% from $67 to $72 on 2025/05/15. The analyst maintained their Buy rating on the stock.
Cisco reported its Q3 2025 earnings.
Daryanani called the quarter's beats "impressive."
Looking ahead, the analyst said Cisco is set to show revenue growth in FY 2026 driven by a campus refresh, AI tailwinds, and sovereign ramps, which should combine to support the stock's re-rating.
For Q3 2025, Cisco reported:
Management guided:
For Q4 2025:
For FY 2025:
Chair & CEO Chuck Robbins commented: "Cisco once again had strong quarterly results with clear demand for our technologies.
"The momentum we are seeing with AI is fueled by the power of our secure networking portfolio, our trusted global partnerships, and the value we bring to our customers."
Tim Long, a top 3% analyst from Barclays maintains CSCO with a hold rating and raises their CSCO price target from $61.00 to $66.00, on May 15, 2025.
Samik Chatterjee, a top 3% analyst from JP Morgan maintains CSCO with a strong buy rating and raises their CSCO price target from $70.00 to $73.00, on May 15, 2025.
Mike Genovese, a top 4% analyst from Rosenblatt maintains CSCO with a strong buy rating and raises their CSCO price target from $63.00 to $74.00, on May 15, 2025.
You can dig deeper into what analysts are forecasting on the Cisco stock forecast page.
Last year, CSCO earnings were $9.79B. Over the last 5 year, CSCO's earnings have increased by -0.72% per year. This was slower than the Communication Equipment industry average of 0.83%.
Last year, CSCO revenue was $55.62B. In the last five year, CSCO's revenue has gone up by 1.92% per year. This was slower than the Communication Equipment industry average of 6.28%.
Find out more about CSCO's earnings and revenue performance here.
In the past 12 months, executives and large shareholders at CSCO have sold more shares than they have bought.
Oliver Tuszik, EVP Global Sales of CSCO, was the latest CSCO insider to sell. They sold $146,090.43 worth of CSCO shares on Jul 10, 2025.
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Cisco pays a dividend of 1.8%, compared to the Communication Equipment industry's average dividend yield of 2.24%. If you owned $1,000 of CSCO stock, you would have received $17.99 in the past 12 months.
Cisco dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade and have remained stable.
Dig into more analysis about Cisco dividend yield and history here.
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