Seaport Res Ptn Has Bearish Forecast for Comcast Q4 Earnings

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Comcast in a report issued on Wednesday, June 25th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the cable giant will post earnings of $0.99 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.03. The consensus estimate for Comcast's current full-year earnings is $4.33 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Comcast's FY2029 earnings at $5.99 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on CMCSA. UBS Group set a $44.50 price target on shares of Comcast in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Argus lowered shares of Comcast from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Comcast from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $36.00 price target on shares of Comcast in a report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price objective on Comcast from $44.00 to $39.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $42.10.

Comcast Price Performance

NASDAQ:CMCSA opened at $35.21 on Friday. Comcast has a 52-week low of $31.44 and a 52-week high of $45.31. The company has a market cap of $131.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.65. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $34.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $35.67.

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The cable giant reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $29.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $29.82 billion. Comcast had a net margin of 12.72% and a return on equity of 19.70%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.04 earnings per share.

Comcast Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 2nd will be paid a $0.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 2nd. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.75%. Comcast's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.43%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Comcast

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CMCSA. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in Comcast by 8.6% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 141,680,277 shares of the cable giant's stock valued at $5,317,167,000 after purchasing an additional 11,255,683 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Comcast during the fourth quarter worth $3,835,226,000. Dodge & Cox increased its holdings in shares of Comcast by 19.1% during the first quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 94,217,741 shares of the cable giant's stock worth $3,476,635,000 after buying an additional 15,115,074 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Comcast by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 85,812,139 shares of the cable giant's stock valued at $3,212,244,000 after acquiring an additional 1,006,272 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Comcast by 12.0% during the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 50,320,446 shares of the cable giant's stock valued at $1,890,027,000 after acquiring an additional 5,402,377 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.32% of the company's stock.

Comcast Company Profile

Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide. It operates through Residential Connectivity & Platforms, Business Services Connectivity, Media, Studios, and Theme Parks segments. The Residential Connectivity & Platforms segment provides residential broadband and wireless connectivity services, residential and business video services, sky-branded entertainment television networks, and advertising.

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