Cisco's stock price surged 5.00% during intraday trading on Tuesday, reflecting strong positive investor sentiment.
The rally was driven by the launch of Cisco's new agentic operations platform, Cloud Control, designed for managing and defending critical IT infrastructure. The platform entered controlled availability in the United States, with a global rollout planned. Additionally, Cisco announced a partnership with Workday to introduce Agent Passport, a framework for independently testing and monitoring enterprise AI agents before deployment.
Further bolstering the stock was an analyst upgrade from Bank of America, which raised its price target on Cisco from $114 to $135 while maintaining a Buy rating. The upgrade cited rapid AI infrastructure expansion driving demand for Cisco's networking equipment.