Comcast (CMCSA) Lags Behind Market: Key Insights and Upcoming Earnings Report
Comcast (CMCSA) closed the recent trading session at $34.53, marking a -1.65% decrease from the previous day's closing price. The stock's performance lagged behind the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.84%, while the Dow lost 0.7% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq declined 0.91%.
Over the last month, Comcast's shares have decreased by 1.04%, outpacing the Consumer Discretionary sector's 0% loss but falling short of the S&P 500's 1.44% gain.
Investors will be closely monitoring Comcast's upcoming earnings report, scheduled to be released on July 31, 2025. The company is expected to report an EPS of $1.18, a 2.48% decrease from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts revenue of $29.81 billion, a 0.4% increase from the prior-year quarter.
For the entire fiscal year, Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $4.35 per share and a revenue of $122.07 billion, indicating changes of +0.46% and -1.35%, respectively, from the previous year.
Recent changes in analyst estimates for Comcast reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends and can be a good indicator of the company's health and profitability. Investors can use the Zacks Rank, which considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). The Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Comcast indicates that the stock is expected to perform in line with the market average.
Comcast is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 8.07, which represents a discount compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 8.78. The company also has a PEG ratio of 1.72, which incorporates the company's anticipated earnings growth rate and stands at 0.45 for the Cable Television industry.
The Cable Television industry, part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, has a Zacks Industry Rank of 206, placing it in the bottom 17% of all 250+ industries. The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of individual stocks within those groups. Research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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