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Comcast (CMCSA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$29.24 -0.48 (-1.60%)
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About Comcast Stock (NASDAQ:CMCSA)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$29.27
$29.83
50-Day Range
$29.41
$34.15
52-Week Range
$29.27
$45.31
Volume
10.82 million shs
Average Volume
24.21 million shs
Market Capitalization
$107.98 billion
P/E Ratio
4.83
Dividend Yield
4.51%
Price Target
$39.94
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Comcast Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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CMCSA MarketRank™: 

Comcast scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 1st out of 296 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Comcast has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.37, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Comcast has a consensus price target of $39.94, representing about 35.5% upside from its current price of $29.49.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Comcast has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Comcast's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Comcast are expected to grow by 8.08% in the coming year, from $4.33 to $4.68 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Comcast is 4.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.71.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Comcast is 4.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.17.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Comcast has a PEG Ratio of 1.77. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Comcast has a P/B Ratio of 1.30. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Comcast's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.51% of the float of Comcast has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Comcast has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Comcast has recently increased by 12.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Comcast is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.49%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Comcast has been increasing its dividend for 18 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Comcast is 21.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Comcast will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.21% next year. This indicates that Comcast will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Comcast's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.51% of the float of Comcast has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Comcast has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Comcast has recently increased by 12.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Comcast has a news sentiment score of 1.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 52 news articles for Comcast this week, compared to 55 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    105 people have searched for CMCSA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 114% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    29 people have added Comcast to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 222% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Comcast insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.32% of the stock of Comcast is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    84.32% of the stock of Comcast is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Comcast's insider trading history.
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CMCSA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Comcast's stock was trading at $37.53 at the start of the year. Since then, CMCSA shares have decreased by 21.4% and is now trading at $29.4850.

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March, 13th. The cable giant reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter. The cable giant earned $30.34 billion during the quarter. Comcast had a net margin of 18.44% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.86%.

Shares of Comcast split before market open on Monday, February 20th 2017.The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, January 26th 2017. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, February 17th 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Comcast subsidiaries include these companies: Notion, Blueface, XUMO, Metrological, Deep Blue Communications, BluVector, Sky, and more.

Comcast's top institutional shareholders include Pacer Advisors Inc. (0.35%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (0.12%), Swedbank AB (0.06%) and Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian L Roberts, Corp Comcast and Michael J Cavanagh.
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Shares of CMCSA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/13/2023
Record date for 7/23 Dividend
7/02/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/23 Dividend
7/02/2025
Dividend Payable
7/23/2025
Record date for 10/22 Dividend
10/01/2025
Ex-Dividend for 10/22 Dividend
10/01/2025
Today
10/16/2025
Dividend Payable
10/22/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
CABLE TV
Sub-Industry
Cable & Satellite
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CMCSA
CIK
1166691
Fax
N/A
Employees
182,000
Year Founded
1963

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$58.00
Low Price Target
$30.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+34.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.37
Research Coverage
30 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$6.05
Trailing P/E Ratio
4.91
Forward P/E Ratio
6.86
P/E Growth
1.77
Net Income
$16.19 billion
Net Margins
18.44%
Pretax Margin
22.17%
Return on Equity
18.86%
Return on Assets
6.24%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.99
Current Ratio
0.91
Quick Ratio
0.91

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$124.18 billion
Price / Sales
0.88
Cash Flow
$8.32 per share
Price / Cash Flow
3.57
Book Value
$22.75 per share
Price / Book
1.31

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
3,692,207,000
Free Float
3,643,470,000
Market Cap
$109.73 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.94

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This page (NASDAQ:CMCSA) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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