What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Estimate for Comcast Q1 Earnings?

Comcast Co. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) – Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Comcast in a report issued on Friday, April 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the cable giant will post earnings per share of $0.89 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.04. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Comcast’s current full-year earnings is $4.33 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Comcast’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.28 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Bank of America cut shares of Comcast from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $50.00 to $38.00 in a report on Friday, January 31st. Benchmark dropped their price target on Comcast from $57.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Rosenblatt Securities cut their price target on Comcast from $45.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. BNP Paribas upgraded Comcast from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $35.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Comcast from $45.00 to $38.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $43.08.

Comcast Stock Performance

Shares of CMCSA stock opened at $33.38 on Monday. Comcast has a 52 week low of $32.50 and a 52 week high of $45.31. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $35.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $38.87. The firm has a market cap of $126.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.68.

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The cable giant reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.08. Comcast had a return on equity of 19.98% and a net margin of 13.09%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Comcast

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CMCSA. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Comcast during the 4th quarter valued at $3,835,226,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Comcast in the fourth quarter valued at $743,681,000. Amundi raised its position in Comcast by 147.9% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 24,086,671 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $895,499,000 after purchasing an additional 14,369,056 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB lifted its stake in Comcast by 55,334.5% during the third quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 8,273,052 shares of the cable giant’s stock worth $345,565,000 after purchasing an additional 8,258,128 shares during the last quarter. 84.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Comcast Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.33 per share. This is a positive change from Comcast’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 2nd. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.95%. Comcast’s payout ratio is presently 31.81%.

Comcast Company Profile

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.