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Comcast Corp (NASDAQ: CMCSA) closed the day trading at $33.19 down -3.71% from the previous closing price of $34.47. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 44.26 million shares were traded. CMCSA stock price reached its highest trading level at $33.3499 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $31.44.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CMCSA, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 17.14 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.10. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.68 and its Current Ratio is at 0.68. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.23 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.17.
On April 10, 2025, Exane BNP Paribas Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $31.
Scotiabank Downgraded its Sector Outperform to Sector Perform on February 03, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $44.50.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 27 ’24 when ROBERTS BRIAN L sold 235,051 shares for $42.80 per share. The transaction valued at 10,061,170 led to the insider holds 6,434,877 shares of the business.
ROBERTS BRIAN L sold 234,464 shares of CMCSA for $10,002,633 on Nov 26 ’24. The Chairman of Board & CEO now owns 6,669,928 shares after completing the transaction at $42.66 per share. On Nov 26 ’24, another insider, Cavanagh Michael J, who serves as the President of the company, sold 107,622 shares for $42.53 each. As a result, the insider received 4,577,045 and left with 452,650 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CMCSA now has a Market Capitalization of 125492043776 and an Enterprise Value of 224297140224. As of this moment, Comcast’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.00, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.07. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.34. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.01 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.813 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.887.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CMCSA is 0.96, which has changed by -0.13948667 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07545352 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CMCSA has reached a high of $45.31, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $32.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.44%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.25%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, CMCSA traded about 28.54M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, CMCSA traded about 25764050 shares per day. A total of 3.78B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 3.74B. Insiders hold about 0.98% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.71% stake in the company. Shares short for CMCSA as of 1743379200 were 55871649 with a Short Ratio of 1.96, compared to 1740700800 on 52052570. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 55871649 and a Short% of Float of 1.5.
Dividends & Splits
CMCSA’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.26, up from 1.24 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03597331The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.48. The current Payout Ratio is 29.93% for CMCSA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-02 with an ex-dividend date of 1743552000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-02-21 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
