Comcast (CMCSA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide. It operates through Residential Connectivity & Platforms, Business Services Connectivity, Media, Studios, and Theme Parks segments. The Residential Connectivity & Platforms segment provides residential broadband and wireless connectivity services, residential and business video services, sky-branded entertainment television networks, and advertising. The Business Services Connectivity segment offers connectivity services for small business locations, which include broadband, wireline voice, and wireless services, as well as solutions for medium-sized customers and larger enterprises; and small business connectivity services in the United Kingdom. The Media segment operates NBCUniversal's television and streaming business, including national and regional cable networks; the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks and owned local broadcast television stations; and Peacock, a direct-to-consumer streaming services. It also operates international television networks comprising the Sky Sports networks, as well as other digital properties. The Studios segment operates NBCUniversal and Sky film and television studio production and distribution operations. The Theme Parks segment operates Universal theme parks in Orlando, Florida; Hollywood, California; Osaka, Japan; and Beijing, China. The company also offers a consolidated streaming platforms under the Philadelphia Flyers and the Wells Fargo Center arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Xumo. Comcast Corporation was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.20 to $34.44
• 50-Day Range: $33.68 to $36.33
• 52-Week Range: $31.44 to $45.31
• Volume: 32.92 million shs
• Average Volume: 16.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $125.75 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.28
• Dividend Yield: 3.92%
• Price Target: $41.13
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Comcast Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Comcast scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 293 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Comcast has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.41, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Comcast has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.08%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Comcast are expected to grow by 8.08% in the coming year, from $4.33 to $4.68 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Comcast is 8.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Comcast is 8.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 21.46.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Comcast has a PEG Ratio of 1.72. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Comcast has a P/B Ratio of 1.48. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.42% of the float of Comcast has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Comcast has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Comcast has recently increased by 21.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Comcast is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.73%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Comcast has been increasing its dividend for 18 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Comcast is 32.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Comcast will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.21% next year. This indicates that Comcast will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.79

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.42% of the float of Comcast has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Comcast has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Comcast has recently increased by 21.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.21

News Sentiment

Comcast has a news sentiment score of 1.21. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.91 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 64 news articles for Comcast this week, compared to 39 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 24 people have searched for CMCSA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -27% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

18 people have added Comcast to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Comcast insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.32% of the stock of Comcast is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.32% of the stock of Comcast is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CMCSA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CMCSA shares performed this year?

Comcast's stock was trading at $37.53 at the start of the year. Since then, CMCSA stock has decreased by 10.3% and is now trading at $33.68.

How were Comcast's earnings last quarter?

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 24th. The cable giant reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.08. Comcast's revenue for the quarter was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Comcast's stock split?

Comcast shares 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 distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, February 17th 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Does Comcast have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Comcast: Notion, Blueface, XUMO, Metrological, Deep Blue Communications, BluVector, Sky, and others.

Who are Comcast's major shareholders?

Comcast's top institutional shareholders include Metropolis Capital Ltd (0.17%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (0.12%), Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.11%) and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.10%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian L Roberts, Corp Comcast and Michael J Cavanagh.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Comcast?

Shares of CMCSA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/24/2025
• Record date for 7/23 Dividend: 7/02/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/23 Dividend: 7/02/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/23/2025
• Today: 7/26/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/31/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: CABLE TV
• Sub-Industry: Cable & Satellite
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CMCSA
• CIK: 1166691
• Web: corporate.comcast.com
• Phone: (215) 286-1700
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 182,000
• Year Founded: 1963

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Comcast: $41.13
• High Price Target: $58.00
• Low Price Target: $30.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.41
• Research Coverage: 27 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.07
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.78
• P/E Growth: 1.72
• Net Income: $16.19 billion
• Net Margins: 12.72%
• Pretax Margin: 14.62%
• Return on Equity: 19.70%
• Return on Assets: 6.34%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.06
• Current Ratio: 0.65
• Quick Ratio: 0.65

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $123.73 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.02
• Cash Flow: $8.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.21
• Book Value: $22.75 per share
• Price / Book: 1.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,733,700,000
• Free Float: 3,684,419,000
• Market Cap: $125.75 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.95