NASDAQ:CMCSA - Comcast Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Comcast announced 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 2.08%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This is a positive change from Comcast's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. View Comcast's Dividend History.

Comcast's stock split before market open on Monday, February 20th 2017. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, January 26th 2017. The newly issued shares were distributed 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) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 23rd. The cable giant reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the 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 net margin of 11.45% and a return on equity of 17.97%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Comcast's stock. 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 14.8% 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.

Media coverage about CMCSA stock has trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Comcast earned a media sentiment score of -1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the cable giant a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. 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), Micron Technology (MU) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Comcast's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include PGGM Investments (0.07%), Strs Ohio (0.07%), Hexavest Inc. (0.06%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.04%), Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.04%) and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DAVENPORT & Co LLC, United Services Automobile Association, LGT Capital Partners LTD., Huntington National Bank, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, Empire Life Investments Inc., SPF Beheer BV and Coronation Fund Managers Ltd.. 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 $44.28.

Comcast has a market capitalization of $201.44 billion and generates $94.51 billion in revenue each year. The cable giant earns $11.73 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.55 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.