Comcast (CMCSA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Comcast Corporation is a global media and communications company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1963 as American Cable Systems, the company grew through the expansion of cable television and broadband services and adopted the Comcast name in 1969.

Through its Connectivity & Platforms businesses, Comcast provides residential and business customers with broadband internet, video, voice, mobile and related services. Its Xfinity brand offers internet, television, streaming and wireless products in the United States, while Comcast Business serves commercial and enterprise customers with connectivity, communications and technology solutions. The company also operates Sky, which provides television, broadband, mobile and entertainment services in the United Kingdom and other European markets.

Comcast’s Content & Experiences businesses include NBCUniversal, which operates broadcast and cable networks such as NBC, Telemundo and CNBC, the Peacock streaming service, Universal Pictures and Universal Destinations & Experiences theme parks. The company serves customers and audiences primarily across the United States, the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe. Brian L. Roberts serves as Comcast’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.76 to $22.32
• 50-Day Range: $20.66 to $27.20
• 52-Week Range: $20.48 to $32.85
• Volume: 29.59 million shs
• Average Volume: 32.74 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $77.72 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.09
• Dividend Yield: 6.03%
• Price Target: $30.81
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Comcast Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Comcast scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 3rd out of 239 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Comcast has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.21, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 13 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Comcast has a consensus price target of $30.81, representing about 40.7% upside from its current price of $21.90.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Comcast has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.44%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Comcast are expected to grow by 3.44% in the coming year, from $3.49 to $3.61 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Comcast is 7.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.20.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Comcast is 7.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 229.72.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Comcast has a PEG Ratio of 1.57. 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 0.81. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.98% 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 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Comcast has recently decreased by 13.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Comcast is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.03%, 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 42.72%. 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 36.57% next year. This indicates that Comcast will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.46

News Sentiment

Comcast has a news sentiment score of 0.46. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Comcast this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

61 people have searched for CMCSA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 79% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 14 people have added Comcast to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.40% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/22 Dividend: 7/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/22 Dividend: 7/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/22/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/23/2026
• Record date for 10/28 Dividend: 10/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/28 Dividend: 10/07/2026
• Today: 10/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Cable & Satellite
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CMCSA
• CIK: 1166691
• Web: www.comcastcorporation.com
• Phone: (215) 286-1700
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 179,000
• Year Founded: 1963

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Comcast: $30.81
• High Price Target: $44.00
• Low Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +40.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.21
• Research Coverage: 29 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.28
• P/E Growth: 1.57
• Net Income: $20.00 billion
• Net Margins: 8.97%
• Pretax Margin: 11.19%
• Return on Equity: 14.77%
• Return on Assets: 5.18%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.94
• Current Ratio: 0.80
• Quick Ratio: 0.80

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $123.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.63
• Cash Flow: $8.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.45
• Book Value: $27.00 per share
• Price / Book: 0.81

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,548,640,000
• Free Float: 3,498,956,000
• Market Cap: $77.72 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.68