Lobbying Update: $1,210,000 of CISCO SYSTEMS INC lobbying was just disclosed

$1,210,000 of CISCO SYSTEMS INC lobbying was just disclosed, from Q1 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.

This included lobbying on issues like:

"GENERAL DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO APPROPRIATIONS REGARDING GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OF TECHNOLOGY H.R. 1574: RESTORE PATENT RIGHTS ACT OF 2025; PROVISIONS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND STRENGTHENING THE COPY RIGHT AND PATENT SYSTEM S. 708: RESTORE PATENT RIGHTS ACT OF 2025; PROVISIONS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND STRENGTHENING THE COPY RIGHT AND PATENT SYSTEM S. 2220 (118TH CONGRESS): PREVAIL ACT; PROVISIONS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND STRENGTHENING THE COPY RIGHT AND PATENT SYSTEM S. 2140 (118TH CONGRESS): PATENT ELIGIBILITY RESTORATION ACT OF 2023; PROVISIONS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND STRENGTHENING THE COPY RIGHT AND PATENT SYSTEM H.R. 3838: STREAMLINING PROCUREMENT FOR EFFECTIVE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY (SPEED) ACT OF 2025; PROVISIONS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OF TECHNOLOGY H.R. 2765: SAFE SUPPLY CHAINS ACT; ALL PROVISIONS OF THE BILL S. 1362: SAFE SUPPLY CHAINS ACT; ALL PROVISIONS OF THE BILL S. 2296: NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (NDAA) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026; PROVISIONS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OF TECHNOLOGY P.L. 117-58: INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (HR 3684 - 117TH CONGRESS); PROVISIONS RELATED TO BUILD AMERICA, BUY AMERICA THE CYBERSECURITY INFORMATION SHARING ACT (CISA) OF 2015 REAUTHORIZATION; ALLPROVISIONS GENERAL DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1): ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT; PROVISIONS RELATED TO CORPORATE AND INTERNATIONAL TAXATION, REGULATION, INNOVATION, AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) TAX CREDIT AMORTIZATION H.R. 5078: PROTECTING INFORMATION BY LOCAL LEADERS FOR AGENCY RESILIENCE (PILLAR) ACT; ALL PROVISIONS GENERAL DISCUSSION REGARDING SPECTRUM GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING BROADBAND AND THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND (USF) GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS; PROVISIONS RELATED TO CYBER SECURITY AND TECH DEBT GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING GLOBAL INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS ISSUES GENERAL DISCUSSION REGARDING CYBER SECURITY GENERAL DISCUSSION REGARDING DATA PRIVACY GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING TARIFFS GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING DIGITAL TRADE GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING EXPORT CONTROLS GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING AGREEMENTS ON RECIPROCAL TRADE GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING EXPORT IMPORT BANK; PROVISIONS RELATED TO CHINA AND TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPORTS PROGRAM GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT"

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CSCO Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $CSCO stock 4 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 3 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CSCO stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE JULIA LETLOW purchased up to $15,000 on 02/02.
REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. purchased up to $15,000 on 01/09.
REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD MCCORMICK purchased up to $15,000 on 11/05.
REPRESENTATIVE LINDA T. SÁNCHEZ sold up to $15,000 on 10/28.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.

CSCO Insider Trading Activity

CSCO insiders have traded $CSCO stock on the open market 46 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 46 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CSCO stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

CHARLES ROBBINS (Chair and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 11 sales selling 621,977 shares for an estimated $48,457,033.
JEETENDRA I PATEL (President and CPO) has made 0 purchases and 7 sales selling 175,144 shares for an estimated $13,615,054.
DEBORAH L STAHLKOPF (EVP and Chief Legal Officer) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 172,585 shares for an estimated $13,449,622.
MARK PATTERSON (EVP and CFO) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 73,808 shares for an estimated $5,708,649.
THIMAYA K. SUBAIYA (EVP, Operations) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 69,760 shares for an estimated $5,466,599.
MICHAEL D CAPELLAS has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 27,000 shares for an estimated $2,084,854.
OLIVER TUSZIK (EVP, Global Sales) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 21,925 shares for an estimated $1,723,944.
KRISTINA M JOHNSON sold 13,481 shares for an estimated $1,039,844
MARIA VICTORIA WONG (SVP & Chief Acctg Officer) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 13,010 shares for an estimated $998,873.

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.

CSCO Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 1,624 institutional investors add shares of CSCO stock to their portfolio, and 1,599 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 107,699,854 shares (-75.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $8,296,119,753
AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE CO removed 51,277,890 shares (-98.7%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $3,934,552,499
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added 14,874,407 shares (+103.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,145,775,571
SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC removed 10,197,328 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $782,440,977
DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE ZENTRAL GENOSSENSCHAFTS BANK, FRANKFURT AM MAIN removed 9,464,347 shares (-50.4%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $729,038,649
FMR LLC removed 8,059,384 shares (-11.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $620,814,349
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC added 7,679,422 shares (+18.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $591,545,876

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

CSCO Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $CSCO in the last several months. We have seen 9 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/17/2025
B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 11/13/2025
Melius Research issued a "Buy" rating on 11/13/2025
Keybanc issued a "Overweight" rating on 11/13/2025
Rosenblatt issued a "Buy" rating on 11/13/2025
Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 11/13/2025
UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 11/13/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for CSCO, check out Quiver Quantitative's $CSCO forecast page.

CSCO Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $CSCO recently. We have seen 13 analysts offer price targets for $CSCO in the last 6 months, with a median target of $95.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Samik Chatterjee from JP Morgan set a target price of $96.0 on 04/16/2026
Matthew Niknam from Truist Securities set a target price of $94.0 on 03/31/2026
Mike Genovese from Rosenblatt set a target price of $100.0 on 02/12/2026
David Vogt from UBS set a target price of $95.0 on 02/12/2026
Amit Daryanani from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $100.0 on 01/26/2026
Meta Marshall from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $91.0 on 12/17/2025
Aaron Rakers from Wells Fargo set a target price of $95.0 on 11/13/2025

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