Seaport Res Ptn Has Bearish Forecast for Comcast Q2 Earnings

Comcast Co. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Comcast in a research report issued on Wednesday, December 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now forecasts that the cable giant will post earnings per share of $1.20 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.23. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Comcast’s current full-year earnings is $4.26 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Comcast’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.17 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.67 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on CMCSA. Barclays raised their price target on Comcast from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Comcast from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Comcast from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Macquarie boosted their price objective on shares of Comcast from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 target price on shares of Comcast in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Comcast presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $47.19.

Comcast Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ CMCSA opened at $39.92 on Friday. Comcast has a twelve month low of $36.43 and a twelve month high of $47.11. The firm has a market cap of $152.76 billion, a PE ratio of 10.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.99. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $42.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $40.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14.

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The cable giant reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.06 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $32.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $31.78 billion. Comcast had a net margin of 11.92% and a return on equity of 19.81%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.08 earnings per share.

Comcast Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 8th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 8th. Comcast’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.33%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Comcast

In other Comcast news, CEO Brian L. Roberts sold 234,464 shares of Comcast stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.66, for a total transaction of $10,002,234.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 6,669,928 shares in the company, valued at approximately $284,539,128.48. The trade was a 3.40 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, President Michael J. Cavanagh sold 25,537 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.59, for a total transaction of $1,087,620.83. Following the completion of the sale, the president now directly owns 534,849 shares in the company, valued at $22,779,218.91. This trade represents a 4.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.26% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Comcast by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 30,584 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $1,277,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares during the last quarter. Taurus Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Comcast by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Taurus Asset Management LLC now owns 9,125 shares of the cable giant’s stock worth $381,000 after purchasing an additional 253 shares during the period. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Comcast by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,445 shares of the cable giant’s stock worth $353,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the period. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Comcast by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,829 shares of the cable giant’s stock worth $243,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Greenwich Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Comcast by 2.7% during the second quarter. Greenwich Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,754 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $382,000 after buying an additional 261 shares in the last quarter. 84.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Comcast Company Profile

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.