As previously reported, RBC Capital analyst Amit Daryanani upgraded Qualcomm (QCOM) to Outperform from Sector Perform and raised his price target to $70 from $55. Daryanani says stock price valuation is attractive at current levels regardless of the Broadcom (AVGO) bid, though he notes that the probability of the initial $70 per share bid being the final price is low, with revised bids reaching high-$70 to low-$80 per share range. If Qualcomm remains independent, the analyst says the roadmap for value creation is still compelling, as the company looks to its NXP Semi (NXPI) deal, resolves Apple (AAPL) disputes, and reduces spending.