QUALCOMM Incorporated logo QCOM - QUALCOMM Incorporated

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
1
BUY 30
HOLD 34
SELL 4
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $187.37 DETAILS
HIGH: $300.00
LOW: $120.00
MEDIAN: $175.00
CONSENSUS: $187.37
DOWNSIDE: 21.33%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Platform & Compounding FCF 80% confidence

Primary model: Two-stage FCF DCF

Valuation Signal Overvalued Mild
Trading 6.4% above fair value
Current Price $238.16
Bear Case $150.26 36.9% downside ($150.26 - $238.16) / $238.16 = -36.9% 8% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Fair Value $223.89 6.0% downside ($223.89 - $238.16) / $238.16 = -6.0% 13% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Bull Case $302.45 27.0% upside ($302.45 - $238.16) / $238.16 = 27.0% 18% stage 1 growth, 12% discount

Adjust Assumptions

13.5%
12.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (13% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 37%
Implied Market Multiple 23.8x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $187.37 from 69 analysts, using a 35% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $223.89 per share.

Warnings

Stock-based employee pay equals 50% of profits. This dilutes existing shareholders, so cash flow alone overstates what owners really earn.
Wall Street's average price target is $187.37 (from 69 analysts). Our estimate is 30% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions