For new and old investors, taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals.
Many investors also have a go-to methodology that helps guide their buy and sell decisions. One way to find winning stocks based on your preferred way of investing is to use the Zacks Style Scores, which are indicators that rate stocks based on three widely-followed investing types: value, growth, and momentum.
Different than growth or momentum investors, value-focused investors are all about finding good stocks at good prices, and discovering which companies are trading under what their true value is before the broader market catches on. The Value Style Score utilizes ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow to help pick out the most attractive and discounted stocks.
Headquartered in San Diego since 1985, Qualcomm is a fabless semiconductor company.
QCOM boasts a Value Style Score of B and VGM Score of A, and holds a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) rating. Shares of Qualcomm are trading at a forward earnings multiple of 12.4X, as well as a PEG Ratio of 1.4, a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 14.6X, and a Price/Sales ratio of 4X.
Many value investors pay close attention to a company's earnings as well. For QCOM, two analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.21 to $11.85 per share for 2025. Per share QCOM boasts an average earnings surprise of 7.8%.
With strong valuation and earnings metrics, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Value and VGM Style Scores, investors should strongly think about adding QCOM to their portfolios.
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