The going was painfully slow, but Chickenhound consoled himself on the long journey by boosting his own ego. âMaybe a silly bunch of rats could put one over on Sela. Huh, she was old and had lost a lot of her guile.
Even after the run Cisco stock has had over the past few years, the stock is still a buy. Cisco has reported earnings of $1.73 per share over the past four quarters, which puts the stock's P/E ratio at just about 17. This doesn't seem all that inexpensive, but there are a couple of things skewing Cisco's valuation.
Why Cisco Systems (CSCO) Stock Is Down Today. NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Cisco Systems (CSCO) dipped on Wednesday after the networking equipment manufacturer began trading ex-dividend. Cisco shareholders as of market close on Tuesday were eligible for a dividend of 19 cents a share. The stock was down 0.64% to $24.92 at 11:30 a.m.