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Qualcomm Is Down 24% in 2026 and Just Announced a $20 Billion Buyback. Is That Bullish or a Warning Sign?

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Qualcomm Is Down 24% in 2026 and Just Announced a $20 Billion Buyback. Is That Bullish or a Warning Sign? Key Points Qualcomm stock has lost value due to several issues, including the memory shortage and the potential loss of its partnership with Apple…

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Qualcomm may be undervalued at the moment
60% confidence
Stock Advisor's total average return is 913% compared to 185% for the S&P 500
60% confidence
Qualcomm looks cheap right now, trading at 12 times forward earnings
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Qualcomm can afford both the buyback and dividend as it has a solid balance sheet with $7.2 billion in cash and $12.9 billion in trailing free cash flow
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The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team identified 10 best stocks for investors to buy now and Qualcomm wasn't one of them
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Qualcomm's partnership with Apple could end this year, as Apple is developing its own custom-designed modem chips
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The buyback may be undervalued at the moment, but I'd personally hold off on investing until seeing more progress in automotive and IoT revenue
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The memory shortage is impacting Qualcomm's smartphone component sales, which is its core business
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I'd personally hold off on investing for now, at least until seeing more progress in automotive and IoT revenue
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The 10 best stocks for investors to buy now do not include Qualcomm
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Would personally hold off on investing in Qualcomm for now, at least until seeing more progress in automotive and IoT revenue
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The memory shortage is impacting Qualcomm's smartphone component sales
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Qualcomm's partnership with Apple could end this year as Apple develops its own custom-designed modem chips
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Qualcomm's partnership with Apple could end this year, as Apple is developing its own custom-designed modem chips
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Qualcomm was not one of the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now
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Stock Advisor's total average return is 913%, a market-crushing outperformance compared to 185% for the S&P 500
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The memory shortage is impacting Qualcomm's smartphone component sales, which is its core business
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Qualcomm may be undervalued at the moment
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Qualcomm Incorporated · forward pe ratio	12 ratio
Qualcomm Incorporated · quarterly dividend	0.92 USD
Qualcomm Incorporated · stock return	11 percent
Qualcomm Incorporated · total return	229 percent
Qualcomm Incorporated · pe ratio forward	12 ratio
Qualcomm Incorporated · free cash flow	12.9 USD
Qualcomm Incorporated · dividend quarterly	0.89 USD
Qualcomm Incorporated · free cash flow	12.9 USD
Qualcomm Incorporated · quarterly dividend	0.89 USD
Qualcomm Incorporated · debt	14.8 USD
Qualcomm Incorporated · cash	7.2 USD
Qualcomm Incorporated · iot revenue	1.7 USD
Qualcomm Incorporated · automotive revenue	1.1 USD