Timber Creek Capital Management LLC lowered its holdings in Comcast Co. (NASDAQ:CMCSA – Free Report) by 8.3% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 164,894 shares of the cable giant’s stock after selling 14,943 shares during the quarter. Comcast makes up approximately 1.9% of Timber Creek Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Timber Creek Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Comcast were worth $6,888,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in CMCSA. Fairscale Capital LLC purchased a new position in Comcast in the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new position in Comcast in the second quarter worth approximately $27,000. IAG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Comcast by 204.7% in the second quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 777 shares of the cable giant’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 522 shares during the last quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Comcast by 365.4% in the third quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 726 shares of the cable giant’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 570 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Archer Investment Corp lifted its stake in Comcast by 177.1% in the second quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 812 shares of the cable giant’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.32% of the company’s stock.
Comcast Stock Up 1.5 %
CMCSA stock opened at $43.19 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $42.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $40.17. Comcast Co. has a 12 month low of $36.43 and a 12 month high of $47.11. The company has a market cap of $165.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.72.
Comcast Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 8th will be paid a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 8th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.87%. Comcast’s dividend payout ratio is currently 33.33%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Comcast
In other Comcast news, CEO Brian L. Roberts sold 234,464 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.66, for a total value of $10,002,234.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 6,669,928 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $284,539,128.48. The trade was a 3.40 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, President Michael J. Cavanagh sold 25,537 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.59, for a total transaction of $1,087,620.83. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now directly owns 534,849 shares in the company, valued at $22,779,218.91. This represents a 4.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.26% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Macquarie lifted their price target on shares of Comcast from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Comcast from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Comcast to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of Comcast from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Comcast from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Comcast currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $47.19.
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About Comcast
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.
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