
A Wall Street downgrade and a broad retreat from AI infrastructure stocks are hitting the networking group at the same time. Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO | CSCO Price Prediction) stock recently traded at $96.13, down 7%.
Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in San Jose, California, in the center of Silicon Valley. Cisco develops, manufactures and sells networking hardware, software, telecommunications equipment and other high-technology services and products. Through its numerous acquired subsidiaries, such as OpenDNS, Webex, Jabber and Jasper, Cisco specializes in specific tech markets, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), domain security and energy management. On January 25, 2021, Cisco reincorporated in Delaware.
| Revenue (TTM) | $63.33B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $40.86B |
| EBITDA | $18.64B |
| Operating Margin | 27.70% |
| Return on Equity | 27.30% |
| Return on Assets | 7.98% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $16.02 |
| Book Value | $12.74 |
| Price-to-Book | 7.50 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 5.84 |
| EV/Revenue | 6.17 |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.53 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 52.10% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 17.60% |
| Shares Outstanding | $3.94B |
| Float | $3.94B |
| % Insiders | 0.05% |
| % Institutions | 83.07% |
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A Wall Street downgrade and a broad retreat from AI infrastructure stocks are hitting the networking group at the same time. Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO | CSCO Price Prediction) stock recently traded at $96.13, down 7%.

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