CommScope (COMM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CommScope Holding Company, Inc. provides infrastructure solutions for communications, data center, and entertainment networks worldwide. The company operates through Connectivity and Cable Solutions (CCS); Outdoor Wireless Networks (OWN); Networking, Intelligent Cellular and Security Solutions (NICS), and Access Network Solutions (ANS) segments. The CCS segment provides network solutions for indoor and outdoor network applications; and fiber optic and copper connectivity and cable solutions for use in telecommunications, cable television, residential broadband networks, data centers and business enterprises. The OWN segment provides base station antennas, radio frequency filters, tower connectivity, microwave antennas, metro cell products, cabinets, steel towers, accessories, wireless Spectrum management business and Comsearch products. The NICS segment offers indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi and long-term evolution (LTE) access points, access and aggregation switches; an Internet of Things suite, on-premises and cloud-based control and management systems; and software and software-as-a-service applications. The ANS segment offers cable modem termination systems, video infrastructure, distribution and transmission equipment and cloud solutions that enable facility-based service providers to construct a state-of-the-art residential and metro distribution network. It offers its products and services through independent distributors, specialized resellers and distributors, wireless and wireline operators, original equipment manufacturers, and system integrators, as well as directly to customers. The company was formerly known as Cedar I Holding Company, Inc. and changed its name to CommScope Holding Company, Inc. in January 2011. CommScope Holding Company, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is based in Claremont, North Carolina.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.25 to $8.67
• 50-Day Range: $3.74 to $8.31
• 52-Week Range: $1.05 to $8.71
• Volume: 4.75 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.21 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.88 billion
• P/E Ratio: 3.18
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $4.88
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

CommScope Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CommScope scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 835th out of 1,998 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

CommScope has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.60, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CommScope has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CommScope are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.24) to $0.58 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CommScope is 3.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.70.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CommScope is 3.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 45.13.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CommScope has a PEG Ratio of 0.34. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.75% of the float of CommScope has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CommScope has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CommScope has recently increased by 2.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

CommScope does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

CommScope does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.85

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.75% of the float of CommScope has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CommScope has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CommScope has recently increased by 2.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.16

News Sentiment

CommScope has a news sentiment score of 0.16. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for CommScope this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 9 people have searched for COMM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -10% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added CommScope to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 13% 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, CommScope insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.60% of the stock of CommScope is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

88.04% of the stock of CommScope is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

COMM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have COMM shares performed this year?

CommScope's stock was trading at $5.21 at the beginning of the year. Since then, COMM shares have increased by 66.8% and is now trading at $8.69.

How were CommScope's earnings last quarter?

CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:COMM) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 1st. The communications equipment provider reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.07. CommScope's revenue was up 23.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of CommScope?

Shares of COMM 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of CommScope own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that CommScope investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AU Optronics (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2025
• Today: 7/03/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Comm Infrastructure
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:COMM
• CIK: 1517228
• Web: www.commscope.com
• Phone: (828) 324-2200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 20,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $4.88
• High Stock Price Target: $7.50
• Low Stock Price Target: $2.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -43.9%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.73
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3.18
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: 0.33
• Net Income: -$315.50 million
• Net Margins: 16.89%
• Pretax Margin: -5.01%
• Return on Equity: -4.51%
• Return on Assets: 1.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.19
• Quick Ratio: 1.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.21 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.45
• Cash Flow: $1.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.16
• Book Value: ($16.01) per share
• Price / Book: -0.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 216,600,000
• Free Float: 210,965,000
• Market Cap: $1.88 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.38