Market Update (NASDAQ:CMCSA): Comcast Names New Regional Vice President of Human Resources for California Region

[PR Newswire] – LIVERMORE, Calif., March 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/– Comcast has added its newest member to the California Senior Leadership Team, naming Darren Oliver as the new Regional Vice President of Human Resources. Oliver will report to Hank Fore, Regional Senior Vice President of the California Region for Comcast California. “Darren Oliver has 30 years of extensive knowledge in human resources, leading people and building teams,” said Fore. Read more on this. Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) , valued at $145.44B, ended trading yesterday at $60.01. Shares have traded today between $59.45 and $59.91 per share with its 52-week range being $50.00 to $64.99. CMCSA shares are currently priced at 16.95x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively expensive compared to the industry’s 14.08x earnings multiple. And for dividend hunters, the company pays shareholders $1.10 per share annually in dividends, yielding 1.83%. According to a consensus of 25 analysts, the earnings estimate of $0.79 per share would be $0.02 worse than the year-ago quarter and a $0.06 sequential decrease. In looking at the bigger picture, the full-year EPS estimate of $3.54 would be a $0.30 improvement when compared to the previous year’s annual results. The quarterly earnings estimate is predicated on a consensus revenue forecast of $18.68 Billion. If reported, that would be a 4.65% increase over the year-ago quarter. Recently, Argus upgraded CMCSA from Hold to Buy (Feb 5, 2016). Previously, Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Initiated CMCSA at to Neutral. The average price target for CMCSA shares is $69.44, which is 15.71% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NASDAQ:CMCSA) Similar Articles: Market Update: Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) – Comcast Corporation Names Dalila Wilson-Scott Senior Vice President, Community Investment, and President of the Comcast Foundation Company Update (NASDAQ:CMCSA): Comcast Names Jackie Gadsden Vice President Of Diversity And Inclusion For The Greater Boston Region Company Update: Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) – Mary McLaughlin Named Senior Vice President Of Comcast Cable’s Beltway Region