Understanding Comcast Stock – Essential Fundamentals Before Investing

By Tamara Parker • Saturday, November 30 10:12 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Telecommunications company Comcast has moved 1.5% so far today on a volume of 9,498,389, compared to its average of 18,455,390. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.0%.

Comcast trades -10.48% away from its average analyst target price of $48.25 per share. The 27 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $37.0 to $60.0, and on average have given Comcast a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in CMCSA, you'll want to know the following:

Comcast's current price is 5.9% above its Graham number of $40.8, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Comcast has moved 0.3% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 32.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 3.71, Comcast has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.6 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
CMCSA has a forward P/E ratio of 9.9 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $4.38 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.93 compared to its sector average of 2.36
Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide.
Based in Philadelphia, the company has 186,000 full time employees and a market cap of $164.86 Billion. Comcast currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.9%.

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