Comcast Stock in Brief

By Susan Ramirez • Tuesday, December 02 15:20 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Telecommunications company Comcast has moved 1.8% so far today on a volume of 25,438,938, compared to its average of 29,086,412. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Comcast trades -21.92% away from its average analyst target price of $34.65 per share. The 24 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $28.0 to $46.0, and on average have given Comcast a rating of hold.

Anyone interested in buying CMCSA should be aware of the facts below:

Comcast's current price is -40.1% below its Graham number of $45.16, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Comcast has moved -38.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 12.6%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 6.02, Comcast has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 4.5 while the S&P 500 average is None
CMCSA has a forward P/E ratio of 6.2 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $4.38 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.02 compared to its sector average of None
Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide.
Based in Philadelphia, the company has 182,000 full time employees and a market cap of $99.87 Billion. Comcast currently returns an annual dividend yield of 4.9%.

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