Institutional ticker directory tracking stock mentions, long/short ideas, and high-conviction pitches extracted from quarterly hedge fund letters.
| Ticker | Company | Sector | Industry | Pitches | Stance |
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| Fund / Manager | Thesis Excerpt | Stance | Period / Date | Action |
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Aristotle Value Equity Fund Howard Gleicher | “Qualcomm, a leading semiconductor and communications technology company, was the largest contributor for the quarter. Shares recovered as management indicated that the inventory adjustments and production constraints resulting from higher memory costs were progressing largely as expected and that handset revenues from Chinese customers were expected to reach a bottom. As we noted last quarter, we believed these headwinds to be cyclical rather than structural and did not alter our long-term investment thesis. The company also continued to make progress on its long-term strategy of evolving from a handset-centric company into a broader provider of connected computing technologies. Automotive revenue reached another record high, while Internet of Things (IoT) and newer businesses such as AI-enabled PCs, industrial applications, and data center computing continue to represent a growing portion of the company and remain central to its long-term diversification strategy. We believe Qualcomm's technologies will continue to benefit as connectivity expands across devices and AI workloads increasingly extend from the cloud to the edge, supporting Qualcomm's ability to generate strong levels of FREE cash flow in the long run.” | BULL | Q2 2026 Aug 10, 2026 | View Pitch |
Aristotle/Saul Global Equity Fund Portfolio Manager | “Qualcomm, a leading semiconductor and communications technology company, was among the largest contributors for the quarter. Shares recovered as management indicated that the inventory adjustments and production constraints resulting from higher memory costs were progressing largely as expected and that handset revenues from Chinese customers were expected to reach a bottom. As we noted last quarter, we believed these headwinds to be cyclical rather than structural and did not alter our long-term investment thesis. The company also continued to make progress on its long-term strategy of evolving from a handset-centric company into a broader provider of connected computing technologies. Automotive revenue reached another record high, while Internet of Things (IoT) and newer businesses such as AI-enabled PCs, industrial applications and data center computing continue to represent a growing portion of the company and remain central to its long-term diversification strategy. We believe Qualcomm's technologies will continue to benefit as connectivity expands across devices and AI workloads increasingly extend from the cloud to the edge, supporting Qualcomm's ability to generate strong levels of FREE cash flow in the long run.” | BULL | Q2 2026 Aug 10, 2026 | View Pitch |
The Sound Shore Fund Harry Burn, III; John P. DeGulis; T. Gibbs Kane, Jr. | “Qualcomm and Marvell Technology, were two of our strongest contributors in 2Q. Both are excellent case studies, which we profiled in our first quarter letter as businesses marrying secular technology tailwinds with compelling valuations. A leading semiconductor supplier, Qualcomm (QCOM) is rapidly diversifying its business; its developer tools are accelerating edge AI functionality in new markets, driving demand for QCOM chips. We believe Qualcomm possesses the strategic flexibility required to capture the immense AI opportunity ahead. Notably, we believe Qualcomm is trading for an attractive 10 times earnings power once the new business kicks in.” | BULL | Q2 2026 Jul 30, 2026 | View Pitch |
O'Keefe Stevens Advisory, Inc Dominick D'Angelo | “Our positions in NVIDIA, Qualcomm, and Corning were put on almost a decade prior to the AI boom. Q2 gave us the opportunity to take some gains. In some cases, we trimmed despite business materially improving, because the stock price had moved ahead of the underlying thesis. Qualcomm faced a long-standing structural challenge: customer concentration in Apple, which is internally developing its own modem and transitioning away from Qualcomm silicon. Qualcomm hosted an investor day in June, with all eyes focused on their AI and datacenter strategy. Qualcomm has long been seen as a loser in AI stemming from higher memory prices driving down phone demand, and in turn QCOM's handset business. Qualcomm's diversification strategy continues to play out. At the investor day, Qualcomm doubled its fiscal 2029 non-handset revenue goal to $40 billion, lifted its automotive revenue target to $10 billion, and struck a deal with Meta to supply data center CPUs for AI infrastructure, with production of its Dragonfly C1000 slated for 2028. We trimmed due to the position becoming oversized in the portfolio, and risk/reward was no longer as attractive. On our larger appreciated positions, including Qualcomm and Corning, we used options to hedge downside risk in addition to trimming.” | NEUTRAL | Q2 2026 Jul 25, 2026 | View Pitch |
BA Beutel Goodman U.S. Value Fund Glenn Fortin and Rui Cardoso | “While Qualcomm's near-term outlook is impacted by temporary handset market weakness, its automotive and IoT segments show robust growth. The company's data center initiative is projected to become a major revenue driver by 2027, rendering its current valuation highly attractive for long-term investors.” | BULL | Q1 2026 Mar 31, 2026 | View Pitch |
Cullen Enhanced Equity Income Fund Portfolio Manager | “Shares of Qualcomm (QCOM) were purchased in the strategy during the quarter. Qualcomm is a leading global semiconductor and wireless technology company with a strong competitive position in premium smartphones and an increasingly diversified portfolio across automotive, IoT and AI-enabled computing. While near-term uncertainty around handset demand, competitive dynamics in China, and the gradual reduction of Apple modem volumes has weighed on sentiment, we view these factors as manageable within a broader, improving long-term growth profile. Qualcomm continues to benefit from a mix shift toward higher-end Android devices, where its content per handset and pricing power are structurally higher, supporting resilience even in a flat unit environment. Beyond handsets, Qualcomm's automotive business now represents around 10% of QCT revenue and, together with its expanding presence in edge AI and AI-enabled PCs, reinforces the company's ongoing revenue diversification. As these non-handset businesses scale and Apple-related headwinds diminish, we believe Qualcomm's earnings profile should become more durable over time. Qualcomm trades at an attractive valuation of 14.0x 2026 EPS with a 2.1% dividend yield. BSD Analysis: Qualcomm remains foundational to global wireless standards, regardless of handset cycles. Licensing revenue provides high-margin stability even when chip sales wobble. Smartphone exposure is maturing, forcing diversification into automotive and IoT. Competitive pressure from Apple and others is real but manageable. R&D scale remains a key moat. Cash flow supports dividends and buybacks. This is not hypergrowth tech. It's communications IP monetized at scale.” | BULL | Q4 2025 Jan 13, 2026 | View Pitch |
Each excerpt above is the manager's commentary on this ticker specifically. The full letter has the rest of their portfolio thinking, risk discussion, and broader institutional context.
