NASDAQ:CMCSAComcast 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 shares have increased by 3.5% and is now trading at $39.25. 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 earned $26.61 billion during 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 business's quarterly revenue was down .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.76 earnings per share. View Comcast's earnings history.

Comcast declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.23 per share on Wednesday, July 22nd. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend 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 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.

26 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Comcast's shares. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $58.00. On average, they anticipate Comcast's share price to reach $48.08 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 22.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Comcast.

News coverage about CMCSA stock has trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Comcast earned a daily sentiment score of -2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the cable giant a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Comcast.

Comcast saw a decrease in short interest in the month of 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 currently 2.8 days. Currently, 1.7% of the shares of the stock 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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Park National Corp OH (0.01%), M&R Capital Management Inc. (0.00%), Gantzert Investment Co. LLC ADV (0.00%), Cox Capital Mgt LLC (0.00%), First Financial Bank Trust Division (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 Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC, M&R Capital Management Inc., and Gantzert Investment Co. LLC ADV. 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 Park National Corp OH, First Financial Bank Trust Division, and Cox Capital Mgt LLC. 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 $39.25.

Comcast has a market capitalization of $178.71 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.