NASDAQ:CMCSAComcast Stock Price, Forecast & News

Comcast's stock was trading at $37.91 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, CMCSA stock has increased by 3.6% and is now trading at $39.29. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

26 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Comcast in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings and 18 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, July 30th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Comcast.

Comcast will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 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 earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The cable giant reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.02. The cable giant had revenue of $26.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $26.71 billion. Comcast had a return on equity of 17.56% and a net margin of 10.72%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. View Comcast's earnings history.

Comcast announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be given a dividend of $0.23 per share on Wednesday, July 22nd. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.34%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. View Comcast's dividend history.

Shares of Comcast split before market open on Monday, February 20th 2017. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, January 26th 2017. The newly created shares were issued 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.

26 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Comcast's shares. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $58.00. On average, they expect Comcast's stock price to reach $48.08 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 22.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Comcast.

News stories about CMCSA stock have trended somewhat negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Comcast earned a coverage optimism score of -1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the cable giant a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Comcast.

Comcast saw a decrease in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 76,960,000 shares, a decrease of 5.5% from the May 31st total of 81,480,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 27,210,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.8 days. Approximately 1.7% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Comcast's Current Options Chain.

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). View all competitors.

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

Comcast's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.07%), Metropolis Capital Ltd (0.03%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), LGT Capital Partners LTD. (0.02%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.01%) and Cardinal Capital Management Inc. (0.01%). 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 Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, HNP Capital LLC, Chesley Taft & Associates LLC, Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC, and First National Bank of Mount Dora Trust Investment Services. Company insiders that have sold Comcast company stock in the last year include Brian L Roberts, Daniel C Murdock, David N Watson, Kenneth J Bacon, and Sheldon M Bonovitz. View insider buying and selling activity for Comcast.

CMCSA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Metropolis Capital Ltd, Park National Corp OH, Canandaigua National Corp, Truehand Inc, Oak Asset Management LLC, LGT Capital Partners LTD., DNB Asset Management AS, and Arden Trust Co. 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 $39.29.

Comcast has a market capitalization of $178.89 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.