QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated
Trend channel, buy level and 3-month target. Information only, not financial advice.
Below the channel · 12-month channel rising
Closed below support (US$173.90). Treat the buy level with caution.
- 18-month channel
- US$174.25 – US$323.80 · rising, +14% a year
- 12-month channel read from
- US$173.90 – US$209.29 · rising, +9% a year
- Price in channel
- −26% (0% = floor, 100% = ceiling)
- Ceiling overhead
- US$209.29
- Published levels
- Buy and target are not from this channel — see below.
What broke this trend
- The fall
- -41% from US$250.2529 May 2026 → 31 July 2026
- Whose problem it was
- This company8 of 31 Semiconductors peers fell with it
- Does it resolve?
- Temporary falls like it have resolved on the record
- Regained so far
- 17%of what it lost
- What the record says
- 87% of 87 comparable falls came back, typically in 80 days measured on its own peer group
Fell -41% (29 May 2026 → 31 July 2026); regained 17% so far; company-specific.
Reported at the time: UPDATED: 'Qualcomm Strikes AI Chip Deal With TikTok Owner ByteDance' - Bloomberg News — 26 May 2026
Price history, with the path projected 3 months forward
Updated 4:20 AM ET (17 h ago)
- Daily close
- Upper trend line (18 months)
- Lower trend line (18 months)
- The same lines over the last 12 months
- Dashed after today: projected 3 months
- Our buy
- Our target
Suggested path
Buy now
US$164.78
last close · 30 Oct 2026
Our target
US$212.28
by 16 Jan 2027
Projected move
28.8%
gross, before costs
Last close is our buy.
Target: QCOM's usual move size.
This move size: reached in 33% of 22 past stretches, typically in 81 days. (0.31% per day)
5 settled calls · 2 reached target (40%) · average best move 10.6%. See the full record.
- Upper line touches
- 4
- Lower line touches
- 3
- Fit confidence
- 57%
- Fitted
- 1 Nov 2026
Company information
About QUALCOMM Incorporated
QUALCOMM Incorporated is a company dedicated to developing and bringing to market fundamental technologies crucial for the global wireless communication industry. Its operations are structured into three primary segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT), Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL), and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT division specializes in creating and supplying integrated circuits and system software, leveraging 3G, 4G, 5G, and other advanced wireless technologies. These components are essential for a range of products, including those used for wireless voice and data communication, networking, application processing, multimedia, and global positioning. The QTL segment generates revenue by licensing its extensive intellectual property portfolio, which encompasses various patent rights vital for the manufacture and sale of wireless devices, particularly those adhering to standards like CDMA2000, WCDMA, LTE, and OFDMA-based 5G. Through its QSI segment, Qualcomm invests in early-stage companies across diverse sectors such as 5G, artificial intelligence, automotive, consumer electronics, enterprise solutions, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things, aiming to support the introduction of new products and services for both existing and emerging communication applications. Furthermore, the company provides development services and related products to United States government agencies and their contractors. Founded in 1985, QUALCOMM Incorporated maintains its headquarters in San Diego, California.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- CEO
- Cristiano Renno Amon
- Employees
- 52,000
- Country
- US
Scorecard
Our own scores from the fundamentals below (not Morningstar ratings).
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Key statistics
- Market cap
- US$193.31B
- Enterprise value
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- Beta
- 1.68
- Avg volume
- 16.21M
- Revenue per share
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- Dividend yield
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- 52-week range
- 121.99-259.92
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
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Trend lines are fitted to past swing highs and lows and may not continue. Information only, not financial advice.