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Comcast (CMCSA) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here's Why
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Comcast (CMCSA - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $31.64, demonstrating a -2.44% change from the preceding day's closing price. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.48%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.27%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.94%.
Coming into today, shares of the cable provider had lost 2.58% in the past month. In that same time, the Consumer Discretionary sector gained 1.64%, while the S&P 500 gained 2.46%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Comcast in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to be unveiled on October 30, 2025. On that day, Comcast is projected to report earnings of $1.1 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 1.79%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $30.8 billion, down 3.96% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $4.3 per share and revenue of $123.06 billion, which would represent changes of -0.69% and -0.55%, respectively, from the prior year.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Comcast should also be noted by investors. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained unchanged. Right now, Comcast possesses a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In the context of valuation, Comcast is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 7.55. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 7.26, which means Comcast is trading at a premium to the group.
We can also see that CMCSA currently has a PEG ratio of 1.94. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. As of the close of trade yesterday, the Cable Television industry held an average PEG ratio of 0.8.
The Cable Television industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 173, putting it in the bottom 30% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Keep in mind to rely on Zacks.com to watch all these stock-impacting metrics, and more, in the succeeding trading sessions.
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Comcast (CMCSA) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here's Why
Comcast (CMCSA - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $31.64, demonstrating a -2.44% change from the preceding day's closing price. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.48%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.27%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.94%.
Coming into today, shares of the cable provider had lost 2.58% in the past month. In that same time, the Consumer Discretionary sector gained 1.64%, while the S&P 500 gained 2.46%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Comcast in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to be unveiled on October 30, 2025. On that day, Comcast is projected to report earnings of $1.1 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 1.79%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $30.8 billion, down 3.96% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $4.3 per share and revenue of $123.06 billion, which would represent changes of -0.69% and -0.55%, respectively, from the prior year.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Comcast should also be noted by investors. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained unchanged. Right now, Comcast possesses a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In the context of valuation, Comcast is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 7.55. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 7.26, which means Comcast is trading at a premium to the group.
We can also see that CMCSA currently has a PEG ratio of 1.94. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. As of the close of trade yesterday, the Cable Television industry held an average PEG ratio of 0.8.
The Cable Television industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 173, putting it in the bottom 30% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Keep in mind to rely on Zacks.com to watch all these stock-impacting metrics, and more, in the succeeding trading sessions.