Convergence Investment Partners LLC Raises Stock Position in Comcast Corporation $CMCSA

Convergence Investment Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSAFree Report) by 51.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 56,609 shares of the cable giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,344 shares during the quarter. Convergence Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Comcast were worth $1,779,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Argyle Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Comcast by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Argyle Capital Management LLC now owns 61,186 shares of the cable giant’s stock worth $2,184,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. increased its position in Comcast by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 12,275 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $438,000 after buying an additional 307 shares in the last quarter. Coign Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Comcast by 2.1% during the second quarter. Coign Capital Advisors LLC now owns 15,919 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $568,000 after buying an additional 324 shares during the last quarter. Live Oak Investment Partners boosted its position in Comcast by 1.2% in the second quarter. Live Oak Investment Partners now owns 28,392 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $1,013,000 after buying an additional 328 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OneAscent Family Office LLC boosted its holdings in Comcast by 4.9% in the second quarter. OneAscent Family Office LLC now owns 7,048 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $252,000 after purchasing an additional 332 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.32% of the company’s stock.

Comcast Stock Up 1.7%

CMCSA stock opened at $29.75 on Monday. Comcast Corporation has a 12 month low of $25.75 and a 12 month high of $37.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $108.41 billion, a PE ratio of 5.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.81. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $28.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $30.29. 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:CMCSAGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The cable giant reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $32.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $32.35 billion. Comcast had a net margin of 16.17% and a return on equity of 16.86%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.96 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Comcast Corporation will post 4.33 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, April 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be issued a $0.33 dividend. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 1st. Comcast’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.96%.

Comcast News Summary

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Benchmark cut their price objective on Comcast from $46.00 to $44.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. KeyCorp downgraded shares of Comcast from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Arete Research set a $23.00 target price on Comcast in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Comcast in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Loop Capital reduced their price objective on Comcast from $43.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Comcast presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $34.90.

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Comcast Company Profile

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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.

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