NASDAQ:CMCSA - Comcast Stock Price, Forecast & News

Comcast trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CMCSA."

Comcast declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.23 per share on Wednesday, April 22nd. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.06%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This is an increase from Comcast's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. View Comcast's Dividend History.

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

Comcast Co. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) released its earnings results on Thursday, January, 23rd. The cable giant reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.04. The cable giant earned $28.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $28.18 billion. Comcast had a return on equity of 18.61% and a net margin of 11.98%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.72 EPS. View Comcast's Earnings History.

Comcast is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 23rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Comcast.

23 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Comcast's shares. Their forecasts range from $21.00 to $64.00. On average, they expect Comcast's stock price to reach $50.83 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 14.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Comcast.

23 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Comcast in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 19 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Comcast.

News articles about CMCSA stock have been trending extremely negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Comcast earned a coverage optimism score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the cable giant a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Comcast.

Some companies that are related to Comcast include Charter Communications (CHTR), Sirius XM (SIRI), DISH Network (DISH), Liberty Global (LBTYA), Amc Networks (AMCX) and Loral Space & Communications Ltd. (LORL).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Comcast investors own include AT&T (T), Walt Disney (DIS), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Intel (INTC), Bank of America (BAC), Verizon Communications (VZ), Alibaba Group (BABA), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Micron Technology (MU).

Comcast's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.15%), PGGM Investments (0.07%), Strs Ohio (0.07%), Hexavest Inc. (0.06%), State of Michigan Retirement System (0.05%) and Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.04%). Company insiders that own Comcast stock include Arthur R Block, Brian L Roberts, Daniel C Murdock, David L Cohen, David N Watson, Kenneth J Bacon, Sheldon M Bonovitz and Stephen B Burke. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Comcast.

CMCSA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, PGGM Investments, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Mckinley Capital Management LLC Delaware, Baxter Bros Inc. and Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH. Company insiders that have sold Comcast company stock in the last year include Arthur R Block, Brian L Roberts, Daniel C Murdock, David L Cohen, David N Watson, Kenneth J Bacon, Sheldon M Bonovitz and Stephen B Burke. View Insider Buying and Selling for Comcast.

CMCSA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DAVENPORT & Co LLC, United Services Automobile Association, LGT Capital Partners LTD., State of Michigan Retirement System, Huntington National Bank, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, Empire Life Investments Inc. and New York State Teachers Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for Comcast.

Shares of CMCSA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CMCSA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $44.59.

Comcast has a market capitalization of $202.85 billion and generates $108.94 billion in revenue each year. The cable giant earns $11.73 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.13 on an earnings per share basis. Comcast employs 184,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Comcast.

The official website for Comcast is http://corporate.comcast.com/.

Comcast's mailing address is One Comcast Center, Philadelphia PA, 19103. The cable giant can be reached via phone at 215-286-1700.