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Peer Outliers for QCOM
AI-generated plain-English read of peer outliers for QCOM. Updated daily.
QCOM: focused peer outlier on return on equity
highQCOM diverges from its peer median specifically on return on equity in the Semiconductors sector. The direction of the divergence is ambiguous from the available data.
What will probably happen
- The divergence on return on equity is notable but directionally ambiguous: context from the business narrative is required.
What to do
- If you HOLD this stock
- The peer outlier picture is inconclusive. Hold pending a clearer signal from other dimensions.
- If you're EVALUATING this stock
- Ambiguous peer outlier profile. Read other signals before initiating.
- If you trade OPTIONS
- Peer comparison alone doesn't point strongly in one direction. Let other signals (momentum, sentiment) determine directional bias.
9 peers and 7 metrics evaluated: robust outlier detection.
Technical details
Technical analysis
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Peer count
- 9
- Outlier breadth
- Focused Outlier
- Metrics evaluated
- 7
- Outlier direction
- Neutral
- P/B ratio z-score
- -0.10σ (in line)
- P/E ratio z-score
- -1.02σ (in line)
- P/S ratio z-score
- -1.17σ (in line)
- Divergence strength
- Moderate Divergence
- gross margin z-score
- -0.05σ (in line)
- debt-to-equity z-score
- +0.59σ (in line)
- operating margin z-score
- +0.77σ (in line)
- return on equity z-score
- +1.85σ (outlier)
Key levels
| Level | Value |
|---|---|
| z pb | -0.099 |
| z pe | -1.022 |
| z ps | -1.169 |
| z roe | 1.855 |
| n peers | 9 |
| n metrics | 7 |
| target pb | 5.061 |
| target pe | 13.912 |
| target ps | 3.103 |
| target roe | 0.361 |
| peer median pb | 5.298 |
| peer median pe | 47.453 |
| peer median ps | 8.962 |
| z gross margin | -0.052 |
| peer median roe | 0.096 |
| z debt to equity | 0.587 |
| z operating margin | 0.767 |
| target gross margin | 0.548 |
| target debt to equity | 0.56 |
| target operating margin | 0.256 |
| peer median gross margin | 0.552 |
| peer median debt to equity | 0.373 |
| peer median operating margin | 0.175 |
Caveats
- Outlier reads compare against peer median; if the peer set isn't truly comparable (e.g. growth-stage vs mature mix), the divergence is a definition artifact, not insight.