NASDAQ:CMCSAComcast Stock Price, Forecast & 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 (WHO). Since then, CMCSA shares have decreased by 6.4% and is now trading at $35.4728. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

25 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Comcast in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 19 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Comcast.

Comcast is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 30th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Comcast.

Comcast will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Comcast Co. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 23rd. The cable giant reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.04. The cable giant had revenue of $28.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $28.18 billion. Comcast had a net margin of 11.98% and a return on equity of 18.25%. Comcast's revenue was up 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.72 EPS. View Comcast's earnings history.

Comcast declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 23rd. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.59%. 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 shares split on the morning of Monday, February 20th 2017. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, January 26th 2017. The newly created 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.

25 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Comcast's stock. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $64.00. On average, they expect Comcast's stock price to reach $49.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 39.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Comcast.

News stories about CMCSA stock have been trending very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Comcast earned a news sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the cable giant a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutComcast.

Some companies that are related to Comcast include Charter Communications (CHTR), Sirius XM (SIRI), Liberty Global (LBTYA), DISH Network (DISH), 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), Bank of America (BAC), Intel (INTC), Verizon Communications (VZ), Alibaba Group (BABA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Micron Technology (MU).

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

Comcast's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Park National Corp OH (0.01%), Woodstock Corp (0.00%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.00%), First National Bank of Mount Dora Trust Investment Services (0.00%), Gantzert Investment Co. LLC ADV (0.00%) and Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC (0.00%). 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 Fulton Bank N.A., Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC, First Financial Bank Trust Division, Woodstock Corp, and Cullinan Associates Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Comcast company stock in the last year include 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 activity for Comcast.

CMCSA stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Park National Corp OH, First National Bank of Mount Dora Trust Investment Services, Gantzert Investment Co. LLC ADV, Marotta Asset Management, and Orrstown Financial Services Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $35.47.

Comcast has a market capitalization of $161.51 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. 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.