Comcast - CMCSA Stock Forecast, Price & News

24 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Comcast in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 9 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" CMCSA shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CMCSA, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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24 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Comcast's shares. Their CMCSA share price forecasts range from $33.00 to $60.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $44.29 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.8% from the stock's current price.
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Comcast's stock was trading at $34.97 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, CMCSA shares have increased by 8.4% and is now trading at $37.91.
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Comcast saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 47,330,000 shares, an increase of 12.9% from the February 28th total of 41,940,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 19,980,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.4 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company's shares are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 27th 2023.
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Comcast will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 27th at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Comcast Co. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 26th. The cable giant reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.04. The cable giant earned $30.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $30.36 billion. Comcast had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.40% and a net margin of 4.42%. The business's revenue was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.77 earnings per share.
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Comcast announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 5th will be given a dividend of $0.29 per share on Wednesday, April 26th. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.06%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 4th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.27.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) stock in their portfolio include iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF (IYZ), Roundhill IO Digital Infrastructure ETF (BYTE), Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF (PKW), FPA Global Equity ETF (FPAG), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services ETF (EWCO), Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX), iShares Global Comm Services ETF (IXP) and Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC).

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.96%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 16 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 90.76%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, CMCSA will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.20% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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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 minted shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, February 17th 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

4,762 employees have rated Comcast Chief Executive Officer Brian L. Roberts on Glassdoor.com. Brian L. Roberts has an approval rating of 85% among the company's employees.

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

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One share of CMCSA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $37.91.

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) has a market capitalization of $159.83 billion and generates $121.43 billion in revenue each year. The cable giant earns $5.37 billion in net income (profit) each year or $1.19 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 186,000 workers across the globe.

Comcast's mailing address is One Comcast Center, Philadelphia PA, 19103. The official website for the company is corporate.comcast.com. The cable giant can be reached via phone at (215) 286-1700.