Comcast (CMCSA) closed the most recent trading day at $35.43, moving -1.8% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500’s daily gain of 1.56%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 1.77%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 2.2%.
Prior to today’s trading, shares of the cable provider had gained 5.96% over the past month. This has lagged the Consumer Discretionary sector’s gain of 8.66% and the S&P 500’s gain of 6.41% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from CMCSA as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be April 24, 2019. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.63, up 1.61% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $26.06 billion, up 14.33% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $2.73 per share and revenue of $107.43 billion, which would represent changes of +7.06% and +13.67%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for CMCSA. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company’s business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, 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. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 1.69% lower within the past month. CMCSA is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
In terms of valuation, CMCSA is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 13.23. This represents a discount compared to its industry’s average Forward P/E of 19.38.
We can also see that CMCSA currently has a PEG ratio of 1.09. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock’s expected earnings growth rate. Cable Television stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 2.05 based on yesterday’s closing prices.
The Cable Television industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 25, which puts it in the top 10% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our 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.
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