Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative Outlook of Comcast Q4 Earnings

Comcast Co. (NASDAQ:CMCSA - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Comcast in a research note issued on Thursday, April 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now expects that the cable giant will post earnings of $1.03 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.11. The consensus estimate for Comcast's current full-year earnings is $4.33 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Comcast's FY2026 earnings at $4.83 EPS.

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The cable giant reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.08. Comcast had a return on equity of 19.98% and a net margin of 13.09%. The firm had revenue of $29.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $29.82 billion.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $37.00 price target on shares of Comcast in a research note on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company cut Comcast from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and cut their price target for the company from $37.00 to $31.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. BNP Paribas cut Comcast from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $31.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Thursday, April 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of Comcast from $50.00 to $44.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities decreased their price target on shares of Comcast from $45.00 to $36.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $41.98.

Comcast Price Performance

CMCSA stock opened at $33.90 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.68. The company's fifty day moving average price is $35.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $38.03. Comcast has a one year low of $31.44 and a one year high of $45.31. The company has a market capitalization of $128.18 billion, a PE ratio of 8.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.94.

Comcast Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 2nd were given a dividend of $0.33 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 2nd. This is a positive change from Comcast's previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.89%. Comcast's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.43%.

Institutional Trading of Comcast

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of CMCSA. Promus Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Comcast during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Winch Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Comcast by 269.9% during the 4th quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC now owns 688 shares of the cable giant's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 502 shares in the last quarter. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Comcast in the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Comcast during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Comcast during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.32% of the company's stock.

About Comcast

Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide. It operates through Residential Connectivity & Platforms, Business Services Connectivity, Media, Studios, and Theme Parks segments. The Residential Connectivity & Platforms segment provides residential broadband and wireless connectivity services, residential and business video services, sky-branded entertainment television networks, and advertising.

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