Comcast (CMCSA) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA):

• 10/26/2026 – Comcast had its price target lowered by Freedom Broker from $29.00 to $25.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – Comcast was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d+)” to “sell (d)”.
• 10/23/2026 – Comcast had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $39.00 to $36.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – Comcast had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group. They now have a $23.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – Comcast had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $31.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/16/2026 – Comcast was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 10/13/2026 – Comcast had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a $23.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Comcast had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial.
• 10/2/2026 – Comcast had its price target lowered by Scotiabank from $29.00 to $27.50. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 9/29/2026 – Comcast was given a new $24.00 price target by Barclays. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 9/25/2026 – Comcast had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $29.00 to $27.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 9/24/2026 – Comcast was downgraded by KeyCorp from “sector weight” to “underweight”. They now have a $18.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/24/2026 – Comcast had its price target lowered by Citigroup from $30.00 to $27.50. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/22/2026 – Comcast had its price target lowered by Moffett Nathanson from $52.00 to $43.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/16/2026 – Comcast had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Bank of America. They now have a $35.00 price target on the stock, down from $37.00.
• 9/15/2026 – Comcast had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group. They now have a $27.00 price target on the stock, down from $32.00.

Comcast Stock Up 4.2%

NASDAQ:CMCSA traded up $0.99 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $24.66. The company had a trading volume of 14,142,253 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,771,910. Comcast Corporation has a 12-month low of $20.48 and a 12-month high of $32.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $87.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.81, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $23.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $26.04.

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 22nd. The cable giant reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.08. Comcast had a net margin of 9.20% and a return on equity of 14.64%. The firm had revenue of $29.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $29.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.12 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Comcast Corporation will post 3.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Comcast Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 6th will be given a $0.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 6th. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.4%. Comcast’s dividend payout ratio is currently 41.77%.

Comcast Corporation is a global media and communications company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1963 as American Cable Systems, the company grew through the expansion of cable television and broadband services and adopted the Comcast name in 1969.

Through its Connectivity & Platforms businesses, Comcast provides residential and business customers with broadband internet, video, voice, mobile and related services. Its Xfinity brand offers internet, television, streaming and wireless products in the United States, while Comcast Business serves commercial and enterprise customers with connectivity, communications and technology solutions.