Morgan Stanley reported that Qualcomm’s (NASDAQ:QCOM) growth guidance for the quarter ending March was roughly in line with market expectations, which is expected to help alleviate investor anxiety, but the company’s management also stressed that the difficult operating environment will persist, so it lowered its forecast for the quarter ending June accordingly. Revenue forecast for fiscal 2023 ended September this year decreased to $36,924 million from $38,579 million, and non-GAAP earnings per share forecast of $9.04, taking into account a low-double-digit decline in the patent licensing business (QTL) and a decline of more than 15% in the semiconductor business (QCT). The bank expects Qualcomm to achieve meaningful inventory digestion in the first half of this year, and expects to improve its operations in the second half of this year, and instead raises its target price from $126 to $145 based on its 2024 operating forecast.