Comcast (CMCSA) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$39.69

+1.45 (+3.79%)

(As of 07/26/2024 ET)

Comcast - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold
Based on 22 Analyst Ratings

Based on 22 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Comcast in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 22 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 10 have given a hold rating, and 11 have given a buy rating for CMCSA.

Consensus Price Target

$47.28
19.13% Upside

High Forecast	$55.00
Average Forecast	$47.28
Low Forecast	$34.00

According to the 22 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Comcast, the average price target is $47.28. The highest price target for CMCSA is $55.00, while the lowest price target for CMCSA is $34.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 19.13% from the current price of $39.69.

Type	Current Forecast 7/28/23 to 7/27/24	1 Month Ago 6/28/23 to 6/27/24	3 Months Ago 4/29/23 to 4/28/24	1 Year Ago 7/28/22 to 7/28/23
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	11 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)
Hold	10 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$47.28	$48.62	$49.45	$47.28
Forecasted Upside	19.13% Upside	16.58% Upside	16.06% Upside	20.56% Upside

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CMCSA Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

CMCSA Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Comcast Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Comcast	Consumer Discretionary Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.45	2.55	2.50
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	19.19% Upside	117.89% Upside	9.13% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
7/25/2024	Barclays 2 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$41.00 ➝ $40.00	+5.01%
7/24/2024	Macquarie 2 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$40.00 ➝ $40.00	+5.40%
7/24/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 2 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$50.00 ➝ $49.00	+28.37%
7/24/2024	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$45.00 ➝ $44.00	+14.26%
7/24/2024	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$45.00 ➝ $45.00	+16.85%
7/24/2024	Pivotal Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$48.00 ➝ $47.00	+22.05%
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7/2/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$50.00 ➝ $48.00	+26.02%
6/25/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	M. Ng Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$44.00	+14.35%
6/24/2024	Seaport Res Ptn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	D. Joyce Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
6/11/2024	BNP Paribas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Mchugh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underperform	$34.00	-12.35%
5/13/2024	Benchmark Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$55.00	+39.35%
4/29/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$53.00 ➝ $48.00	+23.58%
4/26/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$47.00 ➝ $43.00	+13.55%
4/26/2024	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$50.00 ➝ $47.25	+24.77%
4/3/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$55.00	+32.15%
2/15/2024	Redburn Atlantic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$50.00 ➝ $44.00	+4.71%
10/5/2023	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Market Perform	$46.00	+6.93%
9/25/2023	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$48.00 ➝ $49.00	+8.17%
8/9/2023	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$45.00 ➝ $50.00	+10.30%
8/2/2023	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Peer Perform
7/28/2023	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$46.00 ➝ $50.00	+10.55%
7/28/2023	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$50.00 ➝ $53.00	+15.52%
7/28/2023	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$49.00 ➝ $55.00	+21.28%
7/27/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$50.00 ➝ $54.00	+19.07%
7/24/2023	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight	$48.00 ➝ $50.00	+15.58%
4/28/2023	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$35.00 ➝ $41.00	+1.81%
4/18/2023	Atlantic Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Overweight	$36.00 ➝ $44.00	+15.52%
2/22/2023	KGI Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral
1/27/2023	TD Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$60.00 ➝ $56.00	+40.92%
1/27/2023	Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform	$49.00 ➝ $46.00	+13.83%
1/5/2023	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$50.00	+36.65%
11/1/2022	Daiwa Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Jonathan Kees Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target		$36.00	+14.07%
10/28/2022	Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$51.00 ➝ $49.00	+55.56%
8/5/2022	Redburn Partners Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral

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CMCSA Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Comcast's forecast for 2024?: According to the research reports of 22 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Comcast is $47.28, with a high forecast of $55.00 and a low forecast of $34.00.
Should I buy or sell Comcast stock right now?: 22 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Comcast in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating, 10 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" CMCSA shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CMCSA, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
Does Comcast's stock price have much upside?: According to analysts, Comcast's stock has a predicted upside of 16.46% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
Has Comcast been downgraded by Wall Street analysts recently?: Over the previous 90 days, Comcast's stock had 2 downgrades by analysts.
What analysts cover Comcast?: Comcast has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Benchmark, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Evercore ISI, KeyCorp, Macquarie, Pivotal Research, Rosenblatt Securities, Seaport Res Ptn, and The Goldman Sachs Group in the past 90 days.
Do Wall Street analysts like Comcast more than its competitors?: Analysts like Comcast less than other "consumer discretionary" companies. The consensus rating for Comcast is Hold while the average consensus rating for "consumer discretionary" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how CMCSA compares to other companies.