In the past week, CMCSA stock has gone down by -0.32%, with a monthly decline of -9.29% and a quarterly plunge of -9.89%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.84%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.41% for Comcast Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.78% for CMCSA stock, with a simple moving average of -12.38% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Comcast Corp (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Right Now?
Comcast Corp (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 8.32x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.98. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 14 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for CMCSA is 3.74B, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.40% of that float. On April 28, 2025, the average trading volume of CMCSA was 28.96M shares.
CMCSA) stock’s latest price update
Comcast Corp (NASDAQ: CMCSA)’s stock price has increased by 2.14 compared to its previous closing price of 33.19. However, the company has seen a -0.32% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. benzinga.com reported 2025-04-25 that Rosenblatt analyst Barton Crockett had a Neutral rating on Comcast Corp CMCSA on Thursday.
Analysts’ Opinion of CMCSA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CMCSA stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for CMCSA by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for CMCSA in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $31 based on the research report published on April 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Exane BNP Paribas, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CMCSA reach a price target of $31. The rating they have provided for CMCSA stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on April 10th, 2025.
Scotiabank gave a rating of “Sector Perform” to CMCSA, setting the target price at $44.50 in the report published on February 03rd of the current year.
CMCSA Trading at -4.39% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CMCSA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -25.18% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.41%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.84%, as shares sank -9.29% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.87% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CMCSA fell by -0.32%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -9.62% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $34.52. In addition, Comcast Corp saw -9.67% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CMCSA starting from ROBERTS BRIAN L, who sale 235,051 shares at the price of $42.80 back on Nov 27 ’24. After this action, ROBERTS BRIAN L now owns 6,434,877 shares of Comcast Corp, valued at $10,061,170 using the latest closing price.
ROBERTS BRIAN L, the Chairman of Board & CEO of Comcast Corp, sale 234,464 shares at $42.66 during a trade that took place back on Nov 26 ’24, which means that ROBERTS BRIAN L is holding 6,669,928 shares at $10,002,633 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CMCSA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.64 for the gross margin
The net margin for Comcast Corp stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 18.57, with 5.91 for asset returns.
Based on Comcast Corp (CMCSA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.07 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 4.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.08. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.53.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 29.34 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.05. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.02. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.59for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.65.
Conclusion
To sum up, Comcast Corp (CMCSA) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
