NASDAQ:CMCSA - Comcast Stock Price, Forecast & News

Comcast's stock was trading at $37.91 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, CMCSA stock has decreased by 9.3% and is now trading at $34.37. 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 earnings results on Thursday, January, 23rd. The cable giant reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.04. The cable giant had revenue of $28.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.18 billion. Comcast had a net margin of 11.98% and a return on equity of 18.25%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.72 earnings per share. View Comcast's earnings history.

Comcast announced 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.68%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This is a boost from Comcast's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. 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 issued 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Comcast's shares. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $64.00. On average, they anticipate Comcast's share price to reach $49.72 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 44.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Comcast.

Media stories about CMCSA stock have trended very negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news 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 impact score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the cable giant a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutComcast.

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), Bank of America (BAC), Intel (INTC), Verizon Communications (VZ), Alibaba Group (BABA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).

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

Comcast's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Park National Corp OH (0.01%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.00%), Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC (0.00%), First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.00%), Orrstown Financial Services Inc. (0.00%) and Marotta Asset Management (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 Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC, First Financial Bank Trust Division, 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, 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 $34.37.

Comcast has a market capitalization of $156.49 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.