Comcast Corp

Company Profile

Comcast Corp had its IPO on 1972-06-29 under the ticker symbol CMCSA.

The company operates in the Communication Services sector and Telecom Services industry. Comcast Corp has a staff strength of 186,000 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Comcast Corp opened at $45.12 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $44.87 - $45.46, and closed at $45.19.

This is a -0.15% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 20,533,094 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Comcast Corp have slipped by -1.18%.

Comcast Corp's Key Ratios

Comcast Corp has a market cap of $165.88 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.9017 and a price to sales ratio of 1.2345.

In the last 12-months Comcast Corp’s revenue was $120.11 billion with a gross profit of $83.21 billion and an EBITDA of $36.75 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Comcast Corp's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Comcast Corp’s operating margin was 18.9% while its return on assets stood at 5.32% with a return of equity of 5.8%.

In Q1, Comcast Corp’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 16.7% while revenue growth was a negative 4.3%.

Comcast Corp’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

9.4607

Trailing PE

29.694

PEG

0.731

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.34 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 9.4607 and a PEG multiple of 0.731. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Comcast Corp’s profitability.

Comcast Corp stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.9756 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 8.7165. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.2345.

Comcast Corp stock pays annual dividends of $1.1 per share, indicating a yield of 2.97% and a payout ratio of 30.19%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$259.43 billion

Total Liabilities

$32.42 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-3370000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$3.43 billion

Dividend Payout Ratio

30.19%

Comcast Corp ended 2024 with $259.43 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $259.43 billion while shareholder equity stood at $82.42 billion.

Comcast Corp ended 2024 with $28.80 billion in deferred long-term liabilities, $32.42 billion in other current liabilities, 50000000.00 in common stock, $52.52 billion in retained earnings and $58.96 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $5.54 billion and cash and short-term investments were $5.54 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $1,130,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $94.40 billion.

Comcast Corp’s total current assets stands at $22.38 billion while long-term investments were $7.83 billion and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $12.29 billion compared to accounts payable of $12.16 billion and inventory worth $0.

In 2024, Comcast Corp's operating cash flow was $-3370000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $3.43 billion.

Comparatively, Comcast Corp paid $0.30 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$45.19

52-Week High

$42.667

52-Week Low

$27.9558

Analyst Target Price

$45

Comcast Corp stock is currently trading at $45.19 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $42.667 and a 52-week low of $42.667. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $45.

Its 50-day moving average was $44.51 and 200-day moving average was $39.39 The short ratio stood at 2.21 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 73.8% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8726.3% are held by institutions.