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Comcast Corp (NASDAQ: CMCSA) closed the day trading at $33.19 down -1.40% from the previous closing price of $33.66. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 42.69 million shares were traded. CMCSA stock price reached its highest trading level at $33.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $33.04.
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 17.35 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.20. 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 January 31, 2025, Exane BNP Paribas Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Underperform but kept the price unchanged to $35.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on January 31, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $50 to $38.
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 126689542144 and an Enterprise Value of 236277530624. 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 6.90. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.03 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.92 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.337.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CMCSA is 1.00, which has changed by -0.24223322 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21926713 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CMCSA has reached a high of $47.11, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $32.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.29%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, CMCSA traded about 21.96M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, CMCSA traded about 28047170 shares per day. A total of 3.83B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 3.79B. Insiders hold about 0.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.09% stake in the company. Shares short for CMCSA as of 1736899200 were 56698318 with a Short Ratio of 2.58, compared to 1734048000 on 49985350. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 56698318 and a Short% of Float of 1.5.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.41. The current Payout Ratio is 29.93% for CMCSA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-08 with an ex-dividend date of 1736294400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-02-21 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.