What is Seaport Res Ptn's Forecast for Comcast Q2 Earnings?

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Comcast in a research report issued on Wednesday, June 25th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now forecasts that the cable giant will post earnings per share of $1.18 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.22. The consensus estimate for Comcast's current full-year earnings is $4.33 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Comcast's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.25 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.49 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.55 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $4.88 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.49 EPS.

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

CMCSA has been the topic of several other research reports. UBS Group set a $44.50 price objective on Comcast in a research note on Friday, April 25th. KeyCorp cut their price target on Comcast from $47.00 to $45.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Comcast from $44.00 to $39.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on shares of Comcast from $55.00 to $38.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $37.00 price objective on shares of Comcast in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $42.10.

Comcast Price Performance

NASDAQ:CMCSA opened at $35.32 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $131.87 billion, a PE ratio of 8.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.95. Comcast has a 1-year low of $31.44 and a 1-year high of $45.31. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $34.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $35.58. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Comcast

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Comcast in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $3,835,226,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Comcast during the first quarter worth about $940,015,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Comcast in the fourth quarter worth approximately $743,681,000. Dodge & Cox boosted its holdings in Comcast by 19.1% in the first quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 94,217,741 shares of the cable giant's stock valued at $3,476,635,000 after acquiring an additional 15,115,074 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi increased its position in Comcast by 147.9% during the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 24,086,671 shares of the cable giant's stock valued at $895,499,000 after purchasing an additional 14,369,056 shares during the period. 84.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Comcast Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.33 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 2nd. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.74%. Comcast's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.43%.

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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