QCOM Qualcomm Inc stock chart & analysis
Conviction 43TechnologyScan · Fri, Nov 6, 2026Qualcomm Inc (QCOM) closed at $165.41 (+5.52%) on Nov 6, 2026. Price is below its 50-day and below its 200-day moving average. RSI(14) 45, RS Rating 76, -36.3% from its 52-week high, -3.1% year to date. Sector: Technology · Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment.
Financials as of Sun, Jun 28, 2026 · quarterly.
QCOM technical analysis
Trend
QCOM's moving averages are mixed — no clean uptrend or downtrend. It closed 7.0% below the 50-day ($178.11) and 2.3% below the 200-day ($169.69). ADX(14) at 14 points to a weak trend — more range than direction. It meets 4 of 8 trend-template criteria.
Momentum
RSI(14) is 45, in the bearish half of its range. MACD crossed below its signal line 5 sessions ago. Its RS Rating of 76 puts its weighted 12-month performance ahead of about 76% of the US market.
Volume and volatility
Volume on the latest session ran 1.4× its 20-day average. It trades about $2.3B a day on average. ATR(14) is $9.08, 5.5% of price — its typical daily range. Chaikin Money Flow (0.19) shows accumulation.
Key levels
The chart pattern's support is $169.93 and its resistance $197.40. The 52-week range is $121.99 to $259.92; price is 36.3% below the high and 35.8% above the low. The VWAP anchored at the 52-week high is $185.99, above price.
Performance
QCOM returned +0.6% (1 week), -5.9% (1 month), +2.2% (3 months), -24.4% (6 months), -7.8% (1 year), -3.1% (year to date).
About Qualcomm Inc
Qualcomm develops and licenses wireless technology and designs chips for smartphones. The company's key patents revolve around CDMA and OFDMA technologies, which are standards in wireless communications that are the backbone of all 3G, 4G, and 5G networks. Qualcomm's IP is licensed by virtually all wireless device makers. The firm is also the world's largest wireless chip vendor, supplying nearly every premier handset maker with leading-edge processors. Qualcomm also sells RF-front end modules into smartphones, as well as chips into automotive and Internet of Things markets.
Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment · Listed 1991 · 52,000 employees
Recent news
- Qualcomm stock drops on rising memory pricing, supply challengesYahoo Finance · Thu, Nov 5, 2026
- Qualcomm crashes, analysts flag handset weakness, margin pressure (QCOM:NASDAQ)Seeking Alpha · Thu, Nov 5, 2026
- Qualcomm tops Q4 estimates, but Q1 earnings outlook falls short sending stock lowerYahoo Finance · Thu, Nov 5, 2026
- Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) Stock Gets Price Target Trim from SusquehannaMarketBeat · Thu, Nov 5, 2026
- Qualcomm Drops Nearly 12% Pre-Market: Handset Chip Revenue Falls 26%, Profit Under Pressure as SpaceX 5G Deal Fails to Lift SharesTradingKey · Thu, Nov 5, 2026
- Qualcomm Sinks 11% as Soft Profit Guidance and Handset Slump Overshadow Beat; Arm Holdings Drops 7%, Skyworks Slides 2%247Wallst · Thu, Nov 5, 2026
- Qualcomm, Micron, and Arm Holdings stocks sink, leading chip sector lowerYahoo Finance · Thu, Nov 5, 2026
- Qualcomm: The AI Boom's Biggest Casualty (NASDAQ:QCOM)Seeking Alpha · Thu, Nov 5, 2026
- Premarket movers: Qualcomm, Snap slide premarket; Unity surgesYahoo Finance · Thu, Nov 5, 2026
- Qualcomm Stock Falls as Rising Chip Costs Outrun Price HikesYahoo Finance · Thu, Nov 5, 2026
Congress activity
Disclosed STOCK Act trades in QCOM · 10 recent
| Member | Side | Amount | Traded | Filed | PTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maria Elvira Salazar house · R · FL · traded 2026-08-12 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2026-08-12 | 2026-09-09 | |
Maria Elvira Salazar house · R · FL · traded 2026-08-19 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2026-08-19 | 2026-09-09 | |
 Thomas H Tuberville senate · traded 2024-03-13 | Sell | $15K–$50K | 2024-03-13 | 2026-08-05 | |
 Alan Armstrong senate · R · OK · traded 2026-03-27 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2026-03-27 | 2026-07-21 | |
Maria Elvira Salazar house · FL · traded 2026-05-13 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2026-05-13 | 2026-06-01 | |
Maria Elvira Salazar house · FL · traded 2026-05-13 | Buy | $15K–$50K | 2026-05-13 | 2026-06-01 | |
 Sara Jacobs house · D · CA · traded 2026-05-06 | Sell | $500K–$1.0M | 2026-05-06 | 2026-05-20 | |
Sara Jacobs house · D · CA · traded 2026-05-07 | Sell | $500K–$1.0M | 2026-05-07 | 2026-05-20 | |
 Jared Moskowitz house · FL · traded 2026-03-31 | Sell | $15K–$50K | 2026-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | |
 Valerie Hoyle house · D · OR · traded 2025-09-23 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2025-09-23 | 2025-10-10 |
Insider activity
SEC Form 4 transactions in QCOM · open-market 2 sells
| Insider | Side | Shares | Value | Traded | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACEVEDO SYLVIA Director · Common Stock · 2026-11-06 | Sell | 60.669 | $10K | 2026-11-06 | 2026-11-06 |
CHAPLIN ANN C EVP, GenCounsel&CorpSecretary · Common Stock · 2026-11-06 | Sell | 1.5K | $242K | 2026-11-06 | 2026-11-06 |
Grech Patricia Y SVP, Chief Accounting Officer · Restricted Stock Unit · 2026-11-02 | Grant | 4.81K | — | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-04 |
Palkhiwala Akash J. EVP, CFO & COO · Common Stock · 2026-10-31 | Exercise | 8.36K | — | 2026-10-31 | 2026-11-02 |
ACE HEATHER S EVP, Chief HR Officer · Common Stock · 2026-10-31 | Exercise | 5.13K | — | 2026-10-31 | 2026-11-02 |
ACE HEATHER S EVP, Chief HR Officer · Common Stock · 2026-10-31 | Tax | 2.48K | $408K | 2026-10-31 | 2026-11-02 |
ACE HEATHER S EVP, Chief HR Officer · Restricted Stock Unit · 2026-10-31 | Exercise | 5.13K | — | 2026-10-31 | 2026-11-02 |
ACHOUR BAAZIZ EVP, Chief Technology Officer · Common Stock · 2026-10-31 | Exercise | 4.98K | — | 2026-10-31 | 2026-11-02 |
ACHOUR BAAZIZ EVP, Chief Technology Officer · Common Stock · 2026-10-31 | Tax | 2.35K | $388K | 2026-10-31 | 2026-11-02 |
ACHOUR BAAZIZ EVP, Chief Technology Officer · Common Stock · 2026-10-31 | Exercise | 769 | — | 2026-10-31 | 2026-11-02 |
SEC filings
EDGAR filings in QCOM · 10 recent
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