Caprock Group LLC raised its stake in Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA – Free Report) by 45.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 144,204 shares of the cable giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 45,005 shares during the quarter. Caprock Group LLC’s holdings in Comcast were worth $4,310,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Comcast during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. United Financial Planning Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Comcast during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Olistico Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Comcast during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Comcast by 212.6% during the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,016 shares of the cable giant’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 691 shares during the period. Finally, Lodestone Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Comcast during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. 84.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have recently commented on CMCSA. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on Comcast from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Pivotal Research downgraded Comcast from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. UBS Group reduced their target price on Comcast from $36.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Benchmark reduced their target price on Comcast from $46.00 to $44.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, TD Cowen reduced their target price on Comcast from $40.00 to $39.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $34.85.
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Comcast Stock Performance
NASDAQ:CMCSA opened at $31.64 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $113.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.89, a PEG ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 0.80. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $29.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $29.11. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. Comcast Corporation has a 1-year low of $25.75 and a 1-year high of $36.66.
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The cable giant reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $31.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $30.42 billion. Comcast had a return on equity of 16.86% and a net margin of 16.17%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.09 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Comcast Corporation will post 3.46 earnings per share for the current year.
Comcast Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.33 per share. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. Comcast’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.58%.
Key Headlines Impacting Comcast
Here are the key news stories impacting Comcast this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat — Comcast reported Q1 revenue of about $31.46B and adjusted EPS of $0.79, topping Street estimates and prompting the rally. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Big-event advertising lift — Ad sales were boosted by the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Super Bowl LX, lifting Content/advertising revenue for the quarter. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Connectivity momentum — Broadband subscriber losses narrowed (net loss ~65k) and wireless additions were strong (hundreds of thousands of net wireless line adds), signaling stabilization in core services. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Wireless product push — Xfinity Mobile launched new premium plans (Mobile Plus and Mobile Select) aimed at higher ARPU and retention. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Streaming & conversion catalysts — Management expects Peacock to approach profitability next quarter and plans to convert the majority of free wireless lines to paid in 2H 2026, both of which could lift margins. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Valuation view — Some DCF and P/E analyses argue CMCSA may trade below intrinsic value, supporting upside if execution continues; this is analyst-driven context rather than a company action. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Year-over-year profit drop and longer-term share slump — EPS declined from $1.09 a year ago to $0.79 this quarter and the stock had been down roughly 10% over the past year, underscoring that challenges remain. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Insider and institutional activity — Recent insider sales and large institutional position changes have been noted by market trackers, which can be viewed as a near-term headwind for sentiment. Read More.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, CEO Michael J. Cavanagh sold 57,947 shares of Comcast stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.66, for a total transaction of $1,892,549.02. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 622,336 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,325,493.76. This trade represents a 8.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.32% of the company’s stock.
Comcast Profile
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Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is a diversified global media and technology company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its principal operations are organized around Comcast Cable, which provides broadband internet, video, voice and wireless services to residential and business customers in the United States under the Xfinity and Comcast Business brands, and NBCUniversal, a media and entertainment group that develops, produces and distributes content across broadcast and cable networks, film, and streaming platforms.
NBCUniversal’s assets include the NBC broadcast network, a portfolio of cable channels, Universal Pictures and other film and television production businesses, and the Peacock streaming service.
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