NYSE:CBS - CBS Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

CBS declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 1st. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 1.77%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 9th. View CBS's Dividend History.

CBS Co. (NYSE:CBS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 12th. The media conglomerate reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.04. The media conglomerate had revenue of $3.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.37 billion. CBS had a net margin of 18.98% and a return on equity of 44.13%. CBS's revenue for the quarter was up 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.24 EPS. View CBS's Earnings History.

CBS is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 13th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for CBS.

18 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for CBS's stock. Their forecasts range from $31.00 to $64.00. On average, they anticipate CBS's share price to reach $51.94 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 27.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for CBS.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CBS in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 4 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for CBS.

Media headlines about CBS stock have been trending extremely negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. CBS earned a daily sentiment score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the media conglomerate a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. 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), Saga Communications (SGA), Entravision Communication (EVC), 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), Starbucks (SBUX), Home Depot (HD), CVS Health (CVS) and Boeing (BA).

CBS's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.21%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.08%), Kempner Capital Management Inc. (0.02%), Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC (0.02%), Corrado Advisors LLC (0.01%) and Hudson Capital Management LLC (0.01%). 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 Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc., Corrado Advisors LLC, FNY Investment Advisers LLC and New England Research & Management Inc.. 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 New York State Teachers Retirement System, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Hudson Capital Management LLC, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC, Kempner Capital Management Inc., JGP Global Gestao de Recursos Ltda., Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV and Hollencrest Capital Management. View Insider Buying and Selling for CBS.

One share of CBS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $40.77.

CBS has a market capitalization of $15.28 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]