Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic View of Comcast Q1 Earnings

Comcast Co. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) – Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Comcast in a note issued to investors on Friday, April 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the cable giant will post earnings per share of $0.89 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.04. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Comcast’s current full-year earnings is $4.33 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Comcast’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.28 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on CMCSA. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $38.00 price target on shares of Comcast in a report on Friday, January 31st. Benchmark cut their target price on Comcast from $57.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Comcast from $45.00 to $37.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 31st. BNP Paribas upgraded Comcast from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $35.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, StockNews.com raised Comcast from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $43.08.

Comcast Stock Down 6.6 %

Shares of Comcast stock opened at $33.38 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $35.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $38.87. Comcast has a 52-week low of $32.50 and a 52-week high of $45.31. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $126.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.94.

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The cable giant reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.08. Comcast had a return on equity of 19.98% and a net margin of 13.09%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new position in Comcast in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Winch Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Comcast by 269.9% in the 4th quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC now owns 688 shares of the cable giant’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 502 shares during the last quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new position in Comcast in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Comcast during the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Dunhill Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Comcast by 54.8% in the 3rd quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 814 shares of the cable giant’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.32% of the company’s stock.

Comcast Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.33 per share. This is an increase from Comcast’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 2nd. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.95%. Comcast’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.81%.

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.