Overview
- Mizuho cut Qualcomm to Neutral and trimmed its price target to $175, prompting a near 5% drop earlier in the week.
- Shares later bounced as investors reacted to reports of a Volkswagen letter of intent for Qualcomm to supply SoCs starting in 2027.
- At CES 2026, Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon X2 Plus for Copilot+ Windows 11 laptops with an 80 TOPS NPU and early availability targeted for the first half of 2026.
- Analysts warn Apple’s in-house components could erode modem revenue, with estimates pointing to roughly $3 billion at risk from Apple-related sales.
- A fund manager publicly exited the stock citing pressure on smartphone and PC demand from rising memory costs and concern over Apple exposure.