CSCO Stock Recent News

Jay Woods, Chief Global Strategist at Freedom Capital Markets, highlights market volatility and the comeback of old tech stocks like IBM, Cisco, and AT&T.

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?

Three mega-cap names recently announced billions in share repurchase authorizations. Mega-cap generally refers to stock with market capitalizations of $200 billion or more.

We're in the throes of 2025's first earnings season, and like any earnings season, a host of companies declared dividend increases alongside their quarterly fundamentals. While the growth-focused tech sector has never exactly been a hotbed of dividend stocks, there are some attractive payouts from cash-rich companies.

Cisco Systems' is benefiting from an expanding security and AI portfolio that is driving order growth.

January saw solid investment activity with $1,500 in net capital added, primarily into Business Development Companies like Owl Rock Capital, Goldman Sachs BDC, and Blackstone Secured Lending Fund. Dividend income hit a record $814 in January, up 21% Y/Y, driven by ongoing investments in high-yield BDCs, aiming for $11,000 annual net dividends. Focus on maintaining steady BDC dividends and achieving a monthly increase of $100 in dividend income.

Evaluate Cisco's (CSCO) reliance on international revenue to better understand the company's financial stability, growth prospects and potential stock price performance.

Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Cisco (CSCO). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

Cisco's strong AI infrastructure order growth and robust product order growth drive accelerated revenue and EPS growth, justifying a 'Buy' rating with a $75 fair value. The company reported 9.4% revenue growth and 8% adjusted EPS growth, securing over $350 million in AI infrastructure orders in the last quarter. Cisco's aggressive share repurchase activities, totaling $2.8 billion, and a new $15 billion buyback authorization highlight strong shareholder returns.

Wall Street ultimately closed on a green week with the exception of the RUT ending unchanged. Meta Platforms (META) shined as it continues a 20-session winning streak that's unlike any the NDX has seen.