Comcast Corp A (CMCSA)
Price: $21.38
Industry: Media Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Thu Sep 08 17:09 EDT 2011 CMCSA Comcast Corp A
$21.38
Power Gauge Rating
CMCSA - Neutral TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for CMCSA is neutral with attractive financial metrics, strong earnings performance, neutral price/volume activity and very positive expert opinions.
Financial Metrics
Expert opinions about CMCSA are very positive which is evidenced by a very low short interest ratio.
Earnings Performance
Analysis of CMCSA's price/volume activity indicates its relative weakness versus the market.
Price/Volume Activity
Expert Opinions
Despite these bullish factors, Chaikin Power Tools has identified a negative trend resulting in a neutral rating.
News Sentiment Rating
Neutral CMCSA Comcast Cor..
September 08, 2011
TM
Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for CMCSA is neutral. Stories concerning CMCSA have a balanced or neutral sentiment.
News Sentiment :Neutral
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
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High Potential
Neutral
Low Potential
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Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics
Financial Metrics Rating
Bullish
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
CMCSA's financial metrics are very good. The company may be undervalued and has high revenue per share.
Price to Book Value
The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio, low price to book value, low price to sales ratio and relatively high cash flow.
Return on Equity
Price to Sales Ratio
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities
Valuation
Returns
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
TTM
Current Ratio
0.66
Price/Book
1.25
Return on Invest
4.7%
LT Debt/Equity
0.67
Price/Sales
1.55
Return on Equity
8.9%
Earnings Performance
Earnings Performance Rating
Bullish
Earnings Growth
CMCSA's earnings performance has been strong. The company has a stable 5 year earnings trend and has a history of strong earnings growth.
Earnings Surprise
The rank is based on high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years, a relatively poor trend in earnings this year and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Earnings Trend
Projected P/E Ratio
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth
Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth
EPS Estimates
12/06
12/07
12/08
12/09
12/10
24,966.00
30,895.00
34,256.00
35,756.00
37,937.00
12.18%
23.75%
10.88%
4.38%
6.10%
$0.80
$0.83
$0.86
$1.26
$1.29
185.71%
3.75%
3.61%
46.51%
2.38%
EPS Surprise
Factor
Actual EPS Prev
EST EPS Current
Change
$0.31
$0.41
+0.10
Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor
$1.29
$1.59
+0.30
Actual EPS Growth
Est EPS Growth
Change
11.46%
11.31%
-0.15
3-5 year EPS
EPS Quarterly Results Estimate
Actual
Difference
% Difference
FY
Qtr 1
Qtr 2
Qtr 3
Qtr 4
Total
Latest Qtr
$0.41
$0.42
$0.01
1 Qtr Ago
$0.34
$0.36
$0.02
2.44
12/09
$0.27
$0.33
$0.33
$0.33
$1.26
5.88
12/10
$0.31
$0.31
$0.31
$0.36
$1.29
2 Qtr Ago
$0.32
$0.34
3 Qtr Ago
$0.30
$0.32
$0.02
6.25
12/11
$0.34
$0.37
-
-
-
$0.02
6.67
Fiscal Year End Month is December.
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Price Trend & Expert Opinions Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Neutral
Relative Strength vs Market
Chaikin Money Flow
Price and volume activity for CMCSA is neutral. CMCSA has outperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks and has underperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks.
Price Trend
Price Trend ROC
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index
Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether CMCSA is performing better or worse than the market.
Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity
Price Activity
Factor
Value
Factor
52 Week High
26.68
% Change Price - 4 Weeks
52 Week Low
17.57
% Change Price - 24 Weeks
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500
2.37%
Expert Opinions
Volume Activity Value
Factor
8.14%
Average Volume 20 Days
18,323,300
-11.24%
Average Volume 90 Days
19,945,226
% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P
1.12%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P
-3.92%
Value
Chaikin Money Flow Persistency
42%
Expert Opinions
Very Bullish
Earnings Estimate Revisions
Expert opinions about CMCSA are very positive. Shorting of CMCSA is low and insiders are net buyers of CMCSA's stock.
Short Interest
Insider Activity
The rank for CMCSA is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a low short interest ratio, insiders purchasing stock, optimistic analyst opinions and price strength of the stock versus the Media industry group.
Analyst Opinions
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Current Current Qtr Next Qtr
0.41 0.45 Current
Current FY
1.59
Analyst Recommendations
7 Days Ago % Change 0.40 0.45
+2.50% 0.00%
30 Days Ago % Change 1.58
0.01
Factor Mean this Week Mean Last Week
EPS Estimates Revision Summary Value
Buy 0.00
Mean 5 Weeks Ago
Buy
Last 4 Weeks
Down
Up
Down
Curr Qtr
0
0
1
1
Curr Yr
0
0
0
0
Next Qtr
0
0
2
0
Next Yr
0
0
3
1
Buy
Change
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The Company & Its Competitors
News Headlines for CMCSA
CMCSA's Competitors in Media Historic EPS growth
Projected EPS growth
Profit Margin
PEG
PE
Revenue(M)
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CMCSA
11.46%
11.31%
8.43%
1.19
14.85
37,937
RCI
10.66%
6.03%
11.67%
2.22
12.43
12,335
Comcast people among Obama Victory Fund top donors - Sep 4, 2011
518.41%
-
3.41%
-
23.71
9,017
DISH
8.60%
5.45%
10.44%
1.37
9.90
12,641
LINTA
6.81%
-2.40%
8.05%
-8.38
12.94
8,932
TWC
17.28%
18.39%
7.75%
0.76
15.48
18,868
Company
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Company Details
Company Profile
COMCAST CORP A 19102 USA Website: http://http://www.comcast.com Full Time Employees: 102,000 Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Comcast Corp., among the world's leading communication companies, provides basic cable, digital cable and high speed internet services that connect people to what's important in their lives. They are in the process of deploying digital video applications and high-speed Internet access service to expand the products available on their cable communications networks.
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