NYSE:CBS - CBS Stock Price, Forecast & News

CBS trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CBS."

CBS announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 10th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.77%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 9th. View CBS's Dividend History.

CBS Co. (NYSE:CBS) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 12th. The media conglomerate reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.04. The media conglomerate earned $3.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.37 billion. CBS had a net margin of 18.98% and a return on equity of 44.13%. The firm's revenue was up 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.24 earnings per share. View CBS's Earnings History.

CBS is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for CBS.

17 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for CBS's stock. Their forecasts range from $31.00 to $64.00. On average, they expect CBS's stock price to reach $51.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 27.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for CBS.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CBS in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 3 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for CBS.

Press coverage about CBS stock has been trending neutral on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. CBS earned a daily sentiment score of 0.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the media conglomerate a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for CBS.

Some companies that are related to CBS include Discovery Communications (DISCA), Liberty Media Formula One Series A (FWONA), Nexstar Media Group (NXST), Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI), Central European Media Enterprises (CETV), Entercom Communications (ETM), Entravision Communication (EVC), Saga Communications (SGA), Beasley Broadcast Group (BBGI) and Salem Media Group (SALM).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other CBS investors own include Netflix (NFLX), AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Walt Disney (DIS), Citigroup (C), Intel (INTC), Home Depot (HD), Starbucks (sbux), Bank of America (BAC) and Boeing (BA).

CBS's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. (0.97%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.57%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.21%), AustralianSuper Pty Ltd (0.21%), Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp (0.16%) and Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. (0.12%). Company insiders that own CBS stock include Anthony G Ambrosio, Gary L Countryman, Gil D Schwartz, Jonathan Anschell, Joseph R Ianniello and Leslie Moonves. View Institutional Ownership Trends for CBS.

CBS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Toronto Dominion Bank, SG Americas Securities LLC, Reaves W H & Co. Inc., Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC, Regent Investment Management LLC, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc., Tredje AP fonden and Corrado Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold CBS company stock in the last year include Gary L Countryman and Jonathan Anschell. View Insider Buying and Selling for CBS.

CBS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., AustralianSuper Pty Ltd, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Foundry Partners LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund and Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for CBS.

One share of CBS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $40.68.

CBS has a market capitalization of $15.24 billion and generates $14.51 billion in revenue each year. The media conglomerate earns $1.96 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.19 on an earnings per share basis. CBS employs 12,770 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About CBS.

The official website for CBS is http://www.cbscorporation.com/.

CBS's mailing address is 51 WEST 52ND STREET 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY, 10019. The media conglomerate can be reached via phone at 212-975-4321 or via email at [email protected]