Peak Retirement Planning Inc. Invests $1.57 Million in Comcast Corporation $CMCSA

Peak Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 50,010 shares of the cable giant’s stock, valued at approximately $1,571,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CMCSA. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in Comcast by 39.9% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,055,192 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $37,954,000 after purchasing an additional 300,898 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Comcast by 0.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 369,438,921 shares of the cable giant’s stock worth $13,185,275,000 after purchasing an additional 1,257,196 shares during the period. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI boosted its holdings in Comcast by 47.7% during the second quarter. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI now owns 532,315 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $18,998,000 after purchasing an additional 171,929 shares in the last quarter. Aberdeen Group plc raised its stake in Comcast by 5.4% during the second quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 2,889,947 shares of the cable giant’s stock worth $103,142,000 after acquiring an additional 147,231 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Penserra Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Comcast by 20.0% in the second quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 82,089 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $2,928,000 after buying an additional 13,653 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.32% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on CMCSA shares. UBS Group lowered their target price on Comcast from $36.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Barclays set a $28.00 price target on shares of Comcast and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Williams Trading set a $40.00 price objective on Comcast in a report on Friday, October 31st. Exane BNP Paribas restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Comcast in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on shares of Comcast from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Comcast currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $34.90.

Comcast Stock Performance

Shares of Comcast stock opened at $29.59 on Tuesday. 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 Corporation has a one year low of $25.75 and a one year high of $37.97. The firm has a market cap of $107.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.81. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $28.47 and its 200-day moving average is $30.26.

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The cable giant reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.09. Comcast had a net margin of 16.17% and a return on equity of 16.86%. The business had revenue of $32.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $32.35 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.96 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts predict that Comcast Corporation will post 4.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Comcast Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced 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 4.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st. Comcast’s dividend payout ratio is presently 24.58%.

Trending Headlines about Comcast

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 Profile

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.