Q2 Earnings Forecast for Comcast Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Comcast Co. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Comcast in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now expects that the cable giant will post earnings per share of $1.20 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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.

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. Comcast had a net margin of 11.92% and a return on equity of 19.81%. The company had revenue of $32.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $31.78 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.08 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other brokerages have also commented on CMCSA. Pivotal Research raised their price objective on Comcast from $47.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Comcast to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Scotiabank raised shares of Comcast from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and raised their target price for the company from $47.75 to $48.00 in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Macquarie boosted their price target on Comcast from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Comcast from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $47.19.

Comcast Stock Performance

Comcast stock opened at $39.92 on Friday. Comcast has a 1-year low of $36.43 and a 1-year high of $47.11. The firm has a market cap of $152.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $42.31 and a 200-day moving average of $40.33.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Comcast

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CMCSA. Fairscale Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Comcast during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new position in Comcast during the second quarter valued at $27,000. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Comcast by 365.4% in the third quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 726 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 570 shares during the period. Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC bought a new stake in shares of Comcast in the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Archer Investment Corp boosted its stake in shares of Comcast by 177.1% during the 2nd quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 812 shares of the cable giant’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares during the period. 84.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

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

Comcast Announces Dividend

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

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.