Comcast Corporation $CMCSA Shares Sold by AustralianSuper Pty Ltd

AustralianSuper Pty Ltd lowered its stake in shares of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) by 2.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,451,623 shares of the cable giant’s stock after selling 76,160 shares during the period. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd owned approximately 0.09% of Comcast worth $108,450,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Comcast by 13.0% in the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 724,760 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $25,867,000 after acquiring an additional 83,631 shares in the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its position in shares of Comcast by 39.9% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,055,192 shares of the cable giant’s stock worth $37,954,000 after purchasing an additional 300,898 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Comcast by 0.3% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 369,438,921 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $13,185,275,000 after purchasing an additional 1,257,196 shares during the period. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI grew its holdings in shares of Comcast by 47.7% in the second quarter. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI now owns 532,315 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $18,998,000 after purchasing an additional 171,929 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aberdeen Group plc increased its stake in Comcast by 5.4% during the 2nd quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 2,889,947 shares of the cable giant’s stock worth $103,142,000 after buying an additional 147,231 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.32% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CMCSA has been the subject of several recent research reports. Arete Research set a $23.00 price target on shares of Comcast in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Barclays set a $28.00 price objective on Comcast and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Loop Capital lowered their target price on Comcast from $43.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 31st. BNP Paribas Exane reduced their price target on Comcast from $28.10 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Comcast from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $31.00 to $37.00 in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $35.47.

Comcast Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ CMCSA opened at $28.41 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $28.31 and a two-hundred day moving average of $30.40. The company has a market capitalization of $103.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.81. Comcast Corporation has a 1 year low of $25.75 and a 1 year high of $37.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.88.

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The cable giant reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $31.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $30.74 billion. Comcast had a return on equity of 18.06% and a net margin of 18.33%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.12 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Comcast Corporation will post 4.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about Comcast

Here are the key news stories impacting Comcast this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Xfinity will offer RealTime4K streaming for Super Bowl LX — a product/marketing push that can boost subscriber engagement and premium streaming usage around a marquee live event. Xfinity Introduces RealTime4K for Super Bowl LX
• Positive Sentiment: Versant Media Group spin‑off continues to reshape Comcast’s core business map — investors may view the separation as value‑unlocking and a way to sharpen Comcast’s focus on core broadband/entertainment operations. Is Comcast Quietly Redrawing Its Core Business Map With the Versant Spin-Off?
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple preview pieces are setting expectations for Comcast’s upcoming Q4 earnings, highlighting revenue mix, ad trends and subscriber dynamics — these previews increase short‑term volatility around the print but don’t change fundamentals until results are released. Comcast Gears Up to Report Q4 Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and market commentaries see the stock potentially range‑bound after the spin‑off and recent technical setup — expect trading to be driven by quarterly results and subscriber/ad revenue data. Why Comcast Stock May Stay Tuned To A Range
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest figures for late January show apparent large increases but the published totals contain zeros/NaN values — the data looks unreliable; if genuine, rising short interest would be a bearish signal, but the anomaly makes the item ambiguous for immediate trading decisions.
• Negative Sentiment: BNP Paribas Exane trimmed its price target slightly to $28.00 and maintained a “neutral” rating — this modest cut signals limited upside from current levels and may weigh on investor sentiment near the stock’s recent trading price. BNP Paribas Exane Adjusts Price Target on Comcast

Comcast Company Profile

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is a diversified global media and technology company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its principal operations are organized around Comcast Cable, which provides broadband internet, video, voice and wireless services to residential and business customers in the United States under the Xfinity and Comcast Business brands, and NBCUniversal, a media and entertainment group that develops, produces and distributes content across broadcast and cable networks, film, and streaming platforms.

NBCUniversal’s assets include the NBC broadcast network, a portfolio of cable channels, Universal Pictures and other film and television production businesses, and the Peacock streaming service.