ANALYST-UPGRADE ·Filed Sep 30, 2026

CSCO

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
BULLISH
Impact 4/10
Processed2d ago SECanalyst-CSCO-bernstei-20260930
Bernstein initiates coverage on CSCO at Market Perform
Latest settled — T+1d
CSCO ▲ +1.05% at T+1d
LONG call ✓ call won +1.05% · α vs SPY +0.87% · entry $107.63 → $108.76
Next anchor: T+5d in 5d
Entry anchored
Sep 30, 06:15 AM ET
via 1-min bar
T+1d
+1.05%
call +1.05% · α +0.87%
$108.76
settled yesterday
T+5d
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call — · α —
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in 5d
T+20d
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call — · α —
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in 26d
T+60d
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call — · α —
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in 3mo

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Executive Summary

Bernstein initiates coverage on CSCO at Market Perform

Impact Score

Base Score
2/7
LLM Adjustment
+0
Final Score
4/10

Consensus & Targets

Buy / Strong Buy
24 (69%)
Hold
11
Sell / Strong Sell
0
Total Analysts
24
Mean PT
$137.25
Median PT
$135.00
High PT
$170.00
Low PT
$115.00
Current Price
$106.94
Implied Upside
+28.3%

Recent Analyst Activity

DateFirmActionRatingPrice Target
2026-09-30BernsteininitiateMarket Perform$110.00
2026-09-22Piper SandlermaintainNeutral—
2026-09-01Deutsche BankinitiateBuy$135.00
2026-08-14HSBCdowngradeHold—
2026-08-13UBSmaintainBuy$138.00
2026-08-13Truist SecuritiesmaintainBuy$140.00
2026-08-13BarclaysmaintainEqual-Weight$123.00
2026-08-13Wells FargomaintainOverweight$150.00
2026-08-13KeybancmaintainOverweight$135.00
2026-08-13RosenblattmaintainBuy$165.00

Firm Track Record — Bernstein

Bernstein accuracy: 51% on 496 calls | avg return: 3.3%

Industry benchmark: mean 51% ± 11%. Top tier: ≥61% (mean + 1σ). Based on 15 firms with ≥5 scored calls.

FirmAccuracyCallsAvg Returnvs Average
Morgan Stanley86%6/78.5%top tier
Piper Sandler78%7/99.6%top tier
Needham75%3/45.5%top tier
Barclays71%5/77.1%top tier
Evercore ISI Group67%4/69.7%top tier
Wells Fargo67%4/65%top tier
Citigroup63%5/84.1%top tier
UBS60%3/55.9%above average
JP Morgan57%4/74.4%above average
Rosenblatt57%4/78.2%above average

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.EPS RangeRevenueRevisions (7d)
0y$5.15$5.05 — $5.61$73.2B↑22 ↓0
+1y$5.62$5.30 — $6.81$78.0B↑16 ↓0
+1q$1.23$1.19 — $1.36$17.9B↑0 ↓0
0q$1.32$1.25 — $1.34$18.1B↑1 ↓0

Cross-Platform Signals

Insider Trades (90d)
0 buys / 5 sells
Congressional
Rich McCormick (republican) — sell $1,001 - $15,000
Congressional
Shelley Moore Capito (republican) — sell $1,001 - $15,000
Institutional
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC — doubled (106.5%)
Institutional
INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC — trim (-32.9%)
Institutional
Centiva Capital, LP — doubled (1173.6%)
Short Interest
Short: 1,978,107 | Exempt: 13,902 | TRF Vol: 3,435,645 | Short Ratio: 57.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)

Investment Themes

Software & IT

Documents Analyzed

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30 reports for CSCO
Performance horizon
25% Hit rate 2 of 8 directional calls best @ T+20▲ +33.58%Apr 29, 2026
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Sep 30, 2026
2d ago
ANALYST-UPGRADE
BULLISH ★ 4/10
$107.63 $108.76▲ +1.05%▲ +0.87%$108.76 (+1.05%)
Sep 14, 2026
17d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$110.07 $107.74▼ −2.12%▼ −1.68%$108.76 (−1.19%)
Sep 14, 2026
17d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$110.07 $107.74▼ −2.12%▼ −1.68%$108.76 (−1.19%)
Sep 1, 2026
4w ago
ANALYST-UPGRADE
BULLISH ★ 4/10
$109.74 $109.46▼ −0.26%▼ −0.70%$108.76 (−0.89%)
Aug 26, 2026
5w ago
Court Ruling
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$112.36 $112.15▼ −0.19%▼ −0.84%$108.76 (−3.20%)
Aug 20, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$109.59 $111.04▲ +1.32%▲ +0.91%$108.76 (−0.76%)
Aug 18, 2026
6w ago
Court Ruling
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$111.61 $110.55▼ −0.95%▼ −1.16%$108.76 (−2.55%)
Aug 18, 2026
6w ago
Court Ruling
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$111.61 $110.55▼ −0.95%▼ −1.16%$108.76 (−2.55%)
Aug 17, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$111.61 $110.55▼ −0.95%▼ −1.16%$108.76 (−2.55%)
Aug 17, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$111.61 $110.55▼ −0.95%▼ −1.16%$108.76 (−2.55%)
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Report published Sep 30, 2026