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. Since then, CMCSA stock has increased by 8.9% and is now trading at $41.30. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

27 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Comcast in the last year. There are currently 9 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 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Comcast.

Comcast Co. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The cable giant reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.02. The cable giant earned $26.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $26.71 billion. Comcast had a net margin of 10.72% and a return on equity of 17.56%. Comcast's revenue was down .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. View Comcast's earnings history.

Comcast announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 13th. Shareholders 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 yield of 2.23%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. View Comcast's dividend history.

Comcast shares split on the morning of 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.

27 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Comcast's stock. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $58.00. On average, they anticipate Comcast's stock price to reach $47.81 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Comcast.

News coverage about CMCSA stock has trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Comcast earned a media sentiment score of -1.4 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 press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. 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). View all competitors.

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

Comcast's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (3.86%), Capital International Investors (3.51%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.04%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.53%), Capital World Investors (2.11%) and Clearbridge Investments LLC (1.79%). 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 1832 Asset Management L.P., APG Asset Management N.V., Wellington Management Group LLP, Alliancebernstein L.P., APG Asset Management N.V., Two Sigma Advisers LP, Bessemer Group Inc., and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital Research Global Investors, Capital International Investors, Viking Global Investors LP, Parnassus Investments CA, Franklin Resources Inc., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Capital World Investors, and Fiduciary Management Inc. WI. 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 $41.30.

Comcast has a market capitalization of $188.04 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.