Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=414This is the original, Cisco Systems, Inc. thread. mindmeld is, "Now taking Cisco price predictions for 12/31/2008. I will take all predictions through Jan 31st. Any that come after that will not be included in the game, in order to make it somewhat fair. If you give me more than one price predictio...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=41438013210Kirk ©Cisco Systems (CSCO) reported third quarter earnings of $0.51 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.02 better than the Capital IQ consensus of $0.49, while revenues rose 5.4% year/year to $12.22 billion versus the $12.18 bln consensus. Cash flows from operations were $3.1 bln for the third quarter of fiscal 2013...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289000195/17/2013 10:31:50 AMllapShould continue to rock going forward in typical PEAD fashion. No reason to sell for quite while IMO.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288991895/16/2013 7:27:08 PMKirk ©http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288976965/16/2013 9:31:35 AMlmlhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288971145/15/2013 8:08:04 PMRaptech Cisco Systems, Inc. After Hours Trading $22.34 * 1.13 [graphic] 5.33% *Delayed - data as of 05/15/2013 16:24 Read more: nasdaq.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288966015/15/2013 4:27:33 PMGottfried"Cisco earnings rise, beating estimates(4:09 pm ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Cisco Systems Inc. said Wednesday afternoon that earnings rose more than 14% in its third fiscal quarter, beating Wall Street's projections. For the period ended April 27, Cisco (CSCO: news, chart, profile) reported net income of $2.5 bil...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288965735/15/2013 4:19:48 PMmindmeldI suspect it will close higher. They have put a floor under this stock with their dividend growth targets of 10% per year and their ongoing stock buyback program. I think you and I will both lose this year, but I am flattered that you made your guess so close to mine. ;)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288217414/8/2013 8:07:45 AMzekeciscoWell, if Cisco closes below $20.65 you will win Mindmeld. Hopefully, Cisco closes a lot higher by end of year and increases their dividend again.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288215944/7/2013 11:57:49 PMmindmeldYes, he put it a fraction of a penny above my guess. I suppose he thinks my guess is a winner. LOL. I hope he's wrong. I'd like to see Cisco much higher by the end of this year. But my earnings and PE forecasts plus graham value forecasts say it will be where I put it. 12/31/2013ForecastPost #Alias $ 22.5100 77138E_K_...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288107694/1/2013 10:18:22 PMSr KMarch 28 finance.yahoo.com  Cisco SystemsCSCO3.260.17000 0.14000Quarterly 4/24/2013 4/8/20134/4/2013http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288105594/1/2013 7:40:11 PMElroyWhen I read his new I guess I thought he just put his guess a fractional amount above someone else's guess. No?http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288100724/1/2013 2:34:21 PMmindmeldI marked down your fractional guess. Wow, you really marked it lower from your original ~$28 guess. May I ask why you reduced your guess so much? What new information are you assimilating into your forecasts? Please advise. I'm a curious cat. ;)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288095284/1/2013 11:03:53 AMSr KChange my guess to $20.66, but if fractions of a cent are allowed, $20.6501. Thanks.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288091594/1/2013 2:00:03 AMmindmeldhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288090233/31/2013 9:24:55 PMzekeciscoLet mindmeld's Cisco stock price stay in the contest. He is allowing everyone to adjust their stock pick price.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288088973/31/2013 7:28:05 PMmindmeldLOL. Guys. I run the game and have for years. So I get to make the rules. It's just a game after all. I am flattered that you take it so seriously, though. If it makes you feel better, I'll remove my own guess from the pool. Just so you know, my guess wouldn't have changed. I marked my own guess in the spreadsheet I tr...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287997223/26/2013 8:07:42 AMSr KI agree. mindmeld missed the deadline so his guess is not part of the contest. BTW using SI time is much easier, because a post gets a time stamp. Your post today said to use West Coast time, which added more confusion.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287974543/24/2013 11:21:46 PMlmlIf u ask me, the original contest should be closed. If u forgot to post c'et la vie. If u wish to open up a 2nd contest with a cutoff date two months later, then go ahead. JMO.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287971913/24/2013 8:28:35 PMmindmeldHi Thread, forgot to post my guess, but I guess Cisco will be at $20.65 on12/31/2013. Here are the guesses we have so far. If anyone wants to post a guess, I'm opening it up for one more week to see if we can get more players. For those of you who are listed below, if you feel like adjusting your guess, feel free to le...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287966013/24/2013 12:32:25 PMGottfriedOT ** bp stands for bullish percent: the % of stocks in the group having a PnF 'buy' signal. stockcharts.com  the pb list shows correctly on my PC [Win XP, Firefox] Have not heard from anyone else that it doesn't But I'll see if I can tweak the spread sheet to display the cents as 2 digits screen shot from PC [graph...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287652943/7/2013 11:11:57 AMSr KIn your other posts of scans, what is bp? I get my lists from wsj.com, which is not limited to the NDX on the Nasdaq side, and also has the NYSE. As one example, CME hit a high yesterday and today, and it is on Nasdaq but not in the NDX. Your list formats in perfect columns on iPad, but inconsistently on a PC when a...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287652153/7/2013 10:46:13 AMGottfriedhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287651663/7/2013 10:24:39 AMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287651123/7/2013 10:02:31 AMSr KThe Mobile World Congress this week drew attention to Cisco. online.barrons.com  Technology Trader | SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013 The Talk of Mobile World: VoLTE Wireless By TIERNAN RAY Technology promises to transform how mobile-phone traffic is handled. Cisco scores a coup, and Samsung keeps up the pressure.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287564963/2/2013 7:19:48 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287180132/10/2013 11:14:22 PMPaul V.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287179422/10/2013 9:57:51 PMmindmeldThread, last chance to submit your guesses for the CSCO 12/31/13 closing price. Please submit them TODAY!http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287172122/10/2013 1:12:03 PMJorj X Mckiehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287161772/9/2013 3:48:15 PMpolarisnhhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287160462/9/2013 2:32:26 PMKirk © Please put me down for $26.72 I'm tempted to guess low just so I lose and the market goes up... but I think this year surprises many and we could see a new high compared to 2007, but I'll keep it as a post great recession high of 26.71 [graphic]http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287157082/9/2013 11:18:39 AMzekeciscoI will go with an even 23 for Cisco assuming that the dividend will be increased before the end of year.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287152992/9/2013 12:09:23 AMgreg shttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287151892/8/2013 9:48:15 PMWallace Rivershttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287151422/8/2013 9:17:34 PMmindmeldHi Sr K, it's been a terribly busy month...sorry for not reminding everyone. Whoever reads this, please submit your guess for the CSCO closing price on 12/31/2013.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287151032/8/2013 8:34:34 PMSr K CSCO tied the 52-week high of 21.30 from last April. What kind of reminder would it be to post it Monday? Deadline = Feb 10th.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287146892/8/2013 4:41:58 PMmindmeldhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286963391/30/2013 3:11:14 PMmindmeldOur average guess was close, eh? Smart people on this thread...or lucky guessers. :)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286963381/30/2013 3:11:00 PMmindmeldI think it will be. Chambers has already swallowed the idea that Cisco is now a dividend growth company. He's said as much in his interviews. So this will be a long term, slow growth, rock solid company for those of us who like slow and steady earnings.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286963331/30/2013 3:09:57 PMKirk ©Please give us reminders in the days leading up to the contest as I think we all want to see what happens in the next week before guessing. Thankshttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286891431/26/2013 3:20:26 PMlmlI tend to agree as well. Looking at the charts, my guess for now is 22.61, while I reserve my right to adjust up to the deadline.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286882751/25/2013 10:29:37 PMlmlCongrats, E_K_S. Sorry, mindmeld, maybe next year. Nevertheless, an impressive performance as defender of last year's "cup."http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286882731/25/2013 10:27:27 PMgreg sAlso, since CSCO is paying a dividend, you can use the DRIP to purchase more shares over time with the dividends.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286875821/25/2013 4:00:00 PME_K_SIf CSCO builds more "Services" in the cloud, margins should move higher. This way, more of those revenues will drop down into earnings as long as Chambers does not give away more stock options. Let's have those extra earnings go to pay dividends. Who knows. this one could eventually be one of those dividend achieve...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286875751/25/2013 3:55:21 PMmindmeldI agree. One thing to note, though, is that Cisco now not only has a nice dividend, but Chambers has promised to grow the dividend in the 5-10% range going forward. That will help the stock to grow by the same amount average annualized. This is a boring value company with boring growth. Just the way I like it!http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286874851/25/2013 3:32:41 PMGottfriedCisco Sells Linksys Unit to Belkin [by WSJ email - no link] Cisco Systems agreed to sell the home-networking unit that includes its well-known Linksys brand to Belkin International, moving the maker of routers and switches further away from the consumer market. Privately held Belkin said it will maintain and support ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286855561/24/2013 7:06:48 PME_K_SI heard CEO Chambers interviewed on Bloomberg Radio today. They are in Davos Switzerland at some Summit. He got me so frustrated as he was saying how over the last 10 years they have made very profitable acquisitions, have bought back shares, and have grown revenues. The interviewer asked but what about the sharehol...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286855391/24/2013 6:58:56 PMmindmeldThread, we're now starting our 2013 Cisco price guessing game. I'll hold open the guesses for 2 weeks and change. Deadline = Feb 10th. Please reply to this post with your guess for the closing price for Cisco on 12/31/2013.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286852501/24/2013 4:59:04 PMmindmeldLadies and Gentlement, Elephants and Ants, we have a winner of the 2012 Cisco year-end price guessing game! Closing price on 12/31/2012 was $19.65. So E_K_S was the winner...and the runner up was me with Sr K coming in 3rd. :) 12/31/2012ForecastPost #Alias $ 27.50 76981Paul V. $ 26.43 76977Jerome $ 26....http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286852351/24/2013 4:53:57 PMJakeStrawhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286819061/23/2013 12:43:53 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286747241/19/2013 12:46:14 PM