Comcast Stock Forecast, Price & News

Comcast's stock was trading at $37.91 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, CMCSA shares have increased by 27.7% and is now trading at $48.42.
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22 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Comcast in the last twelve months. There are currently 7 hold ratings, 14 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Comcast stock.
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4,762 employees have rated Comcast CEO Brian L. Roberts on Glassdoor.com. Brian L. Roberts has an approval rating of 85% among Comcast's employees.

Comcast is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 28th 2021.
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Comcast Co. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) issued its earnings results on Thursday, October, 29th. The cable giant reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.14. The cable giant earned $25.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.73 billion. Comcast had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.45% and a net margin of 9.90%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.79 EPS.
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Comcast announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 29th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 6th will be given a dividend of $0.23 per share on Wednesday, January 27th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.90%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 5th.
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Comcast pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.84%. Comcast has been increasing its dividend for 10 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Comcast is 29.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Comcast will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.29% next year. This indicates that Comcast will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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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 minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell 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.

22 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Comcast's stock. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $62.00. On average, they expect Comcast's share price to reach $51.84 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.1% from the stock's current price.
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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 Inc. (LORL).
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Comcast trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CMCSA."

Comcast's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd (0.20%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.14%), Scharf Investments LLC (0.07%), Strs Ohio (0.06%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.05%) and Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.05%). Company insiders that own Comcast stock include Arthur R Block, Brian L Roberts, Daniel C Murdock, David L Cohen, David N Watson, Jeff Shell, Kenneth J Bacon, Sheldon M Bonovitz and Stephen B Burke.
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CMCSA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Retirement Systems of Alabama, Hexavest Inc., Clark Capital Management Group Inc., New York State Teachers Retirement System, Pacer Advisors Inc., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, and Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.. Company insiders that have sold Comcast company stock in the last year include Daniel C Murdock, David N Watson, and Jeff Shell.
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CMCSA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., GWM Advisors LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd, Ledyard National Bank, Kestra Advisory Services LLC, and British Airways Pensions Investment Management Ltd.
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Shares of CMCSA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of CMCSA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $48.42.

Comcast has a market capitalization of $221.54 billion and generates $108.94 billion in revenue each year. The cable giant earns $13.06 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.13 on an earnings per share basis. Comcast employs 190,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Comcast is 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.