Street View: Qualcomm has multiple pathways to growth
** Qualcomm QCOM.O forecast fourth-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, betting on strong demand for high-end Android devices and the need for more chips in smartphones that are getting AI upgrades
** Chipmaker down ~1.2% at $178.74 premarket
Q1 2025 OUTLOOK LIKELY CONSERVATIVE
** J.P.Morgan ("overweight", PT: $230) believes cyclical recovery seen in smartphone market and potential volume opportunity from AI-led replacement cycle could drive upside to co's Q1 2025 outlook
** Adds diversification of end markets is also bearing fruit
** BofA Global Research ("buy", PO: $245) views QCOM's outlook as conservative and points to multiple roads to upside such as from AI PC revenue, growing opportunity in handset market and licensing negotiations
** Bernstein ("outperform", PT: $240) says overall story looks good for co, with solid growth in AI phones, initial traction with Arm-based AI PCs and "diversification story that increasingly has legs"
** Evercore ISI ("in line", PT: $190) views risks for QCOM as balanced and momentum in IoT and Auto as positive, but notes up to 80% rev. from handset market which has limited unit growth potential
Reporting by Roshan Abraham
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