What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for Comcast Q4 Earnings?

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Comcast in a report issued on Wednesday, June 25th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the cable giant will earn $0.99 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.03. The consensus estimate for Comcast’s current full-year earnings is $4.33 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Comcast’s FY2029 earnings at $5.99 EPS.

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The cable giant reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $29.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $29.82 billion. Comcast had a return on equity of 19.70% and a net margin of 12.72%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.04 earnings per share.

CMCSA has been the topic of several other reports. Barclays reduced their price target on Comcast from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 28th. Morgan Stanley set a $37.00 target price on Comcast in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Argus lowered shares of Comcast from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Scotiabank reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $44.50 price target (down previously from $45.00) on shares of Comcast in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Finally, BNP Paribas cut shares of Comcast from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $31.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Comcast has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $42.10.

Comcast Trading Up 0.3%

CMCSA stock opened at $35.32 on Friday. Comcast has a twelve month low of $31.44 and a twelve month high of $45.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $131.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $34.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $35.64.

Comcast Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.33 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 2nd. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.74%. Comcast’s payout ratio is 32.43%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Comcast

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CMCSA. Capital World Investors lifted its position in Comcast by 8.6% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 141,680,277 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $5,317,167,000 after purchasing an additional 11,255,683 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Comcast during the 4th quarter valued at about $3,835,226,000. Dodge & Cox lifted its holdings in shares of Comcast by 19.1% in the 1st quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 94,217,741 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $3,476,635,000 after buying an additional 15,115,074 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Comcast by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 85,812,139 shares of the cable giant’s stock worth $3,212,244,000 after buying an additional 1,006,272 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Comcast by 12.0% in the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 50,320,446 shares of the cable giant’s stock worth $1,890,027,000 after buying an additional 5,402,377 shares during the last quarter. 84.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Comcast

Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide. It operates through Residential Connectivity & Platforms, Business Services Connectivity, Media, Studios, and Theme Parks segments. The Residential Connectivity & Platforms segment provides residential broadband and wireless connectivity services, residential and business video services, sky-branded entertainment television networks, and advertising.