Jones Financial Companies Lllp Has $41.05 Million Stock Position in Comcast Corporation $CMCSA

Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in shares of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) by 3.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,296,283 shares of the cable giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 48,210 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp’s holdings in Comcast were worth $41,046,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

More Comcast News

Here are the key news stories impacting Comcast this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Comcast expanded its Project UP digital-inclusion effort, extending Easter Seals’ BridgingApps program to five more affiliates — a reputational and long-term demand-building initiative for broadband adoption. Easter Seals Program Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlighting Comcast as a high-yield, dividend-friendly name keeps it attractive to income-focused investors and may support demand from dividend-seeking funds. Dividend / Income Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Management is reportedly reworking Comcast’s connectivity operations amid rising legal and sports-related stakes — a strategic reset that could reduce costs or shift investment priorities, but also signals heightened execution risk. Connectivity Business Reset
• Neutral Sentiment: Comcast is a trending topic on investor sites, drawing attention that can increase short-term volatility but doesn’t by itself change fundamentals. Trending Stock Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Rosenblatt reiterated a “Neutral” rating on CMCSA, which is maintenance rather than a catalyst. Rosenblatt Rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data in the feed appears anomalous (zeros/NaN); there’s no clear evidence here of a large short squeeze or covering that would move the stock materially. (Data caution — treat as non-confirmatory.)
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple analyst price-target cuts are weighing on the stock: TD Cowen lowered its target to $39.00. TD Cowen PT Cut
• Negative Sentiment: Scotiabank reduced its price target to $35.25, signaling weaker near-term expectations. Scotiabank PT Cut
• Negative Sentiment: Deutsche Bank cut its target to $35.00 and UBS trimmed its target to $32.00 — several peers moving lower increases downward pressure on the stock. Deutsche Bank PT Cut UBS PT Cut

Comcast Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CMCSA opened at $29.59 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $107.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.51, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.81. Comcast Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $25.75 and a fifty-two week high of $37.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.88. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $28.47 and a 200-day moving average price of $30.26.

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The cable giant reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.09. Comcast had a return on equity of 16.86% and a net margin of 16.17%.The business had revenue of $32.31 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $32.35 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.96 earnings per share. Comcast’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Comcast Corporation will post 4.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Comcast Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.33 per share. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st. Comcast’s dividend payout ratio is 24.58%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on CMCSA shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on shares of Comcast from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. UBS Group dropped their price target on Comcast from $36.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Comcast from $38.00 to $33.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Moffett Nathanson lowered their price objective on Comcast from $58.00 to $53.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, Daiwa Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of Comcast from $38.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $34.90.

About Comcast

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.