Comcast Co. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) has received an “A-” credit rating from Morningstar. The investment research firm’s “A-” rating indicates that the company is a low default risk. They also gave their stock a three star rating.

Shares of Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) opened at 54.21 on Tuesday. Comcast has a 12 month low of $50.00 and a 12 month high of $64.99. The stock has a market cap of $133.21 billion and a PE ratio of 17.00. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $56.34 and its 200 day moving average is $59.15.

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This is an increase from Comcast’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 4th.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on CMCSA. SunTrust assumed coverage on shares of Comcast in a research note on Tuesday, November 10th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $66.00 target price on the stock. Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Comcast from $69.00 to $70.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 28th. Pacific Crest lowered their price target on shares of Comcast from $67.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 28th. RBC Capital boosted their price target on shares of Comcast from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 28th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Comcast in a research report on Tuesday, October 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, seventeen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. The company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $69.44.

In related news, CEO Brian L. Roberts sold 106,883 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.10, for a total value of $6,744,317.30. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 639,548 shares in the company, valued at $40,355,478.80. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Neil Smit sold 30,733 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $61.83, for a total transaction of $1,900,221.39. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 53,794 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,326,083.02. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.

A number of large investors have made changes to their positions in CMCSA. Beacon Financial Group acquired a new stake in shares of Comcast during the fourth quarter valued at $210,000. Palo Capital boosted its stake in shares of Comcast by 3.2% in the third quarter. Palo Capital now owns 22,540 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $1,282,000 after buying an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. Stillwater Investment Management boosted its stake in shares of Comcast by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Stillwater Investment Management now owns 33,396 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $1,885,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Park National boosted its stake in shares of Comcast by 9.6% in the fourth quarter. Park National now owns 50,052 shares of the cable giant’s stock valued at $2,824,000 after buying an additional 4,379 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Water Island Capital acquired a new stake in shares of Comcast during the third quarter valued at $4,630,000.

Comcast Corporation is a media and technology company. The Company has two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. The Company’s business line comprises five segments: Cable Communications; Cable Networks; Broadcast Television; Filmed Entertainment, and Theme Parks. Cable Communications consists of the operations of Comcast Cable, a provider of video, high-speed Internet and voice services under the XFINITY brand. Cable Networks consists primarily of its national cable networks, regional sports and news networks, international cable networks, and its cable television production operations. Broadcast Television consists primarily of the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks. Filmed Entertainment consists primarily of the studio operations of Universal Pictures. Theme Parks consists primarily of its Universal theme parks. The Company’s other business interests consist of Comcast-Spectacor and the Wells Fargo Center arena.

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