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  • COMCAST CORP NEW Profile

    Commerce plus broadcasting equals Comcast. The company's core cable divsion has more than 24 million subscribers and is the largest provider in the US (well ahead of #2 Time Warner Cable). Comcast Cable derives the bulk of its revenue from television, Internet, and digital phone services. Its broadband Internet service reaches about 13 million subscribers while Comcast Digital Voice, a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone service, has about 4 million customers. Comcast also has programming interests, such as VERSUS and The Golf Channel, and it owns E! Entertainment Television. One-third of Comcast is controlled by CEO Brian Roberts, son of founder and former chairman Ralph Roberts.
    Brian L. Roberts
    CEO
    1 Comcast Center

    Philadelphia, PA 19103

    http://www.comcast.com

    Phone: 215-286-1700

    Fax: —
    Sector: Services Industry: Media
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income 2007 Employees
    $30,895,000,000 23.7% $2,587,000,000 100,000
  • Key Executives: CMCSA

    Name Title Officer Since
    Brian L. Roberts CEO 11/1/02
    Michael J. Angelakis CFO -
    Arthur R. Block General Counsel -
    David L. Cohen Executive VP -
    Lawrence J. Salva Chief Accounting Officer -
    Joseph J. Collins Director 10/19/04
    Jeffrey A. Honickman Director 12/19/05
    Julian A. Brodsky Director/Vice Chairman 11/1/02
  • Top Competitors: CMCSA

  • Insider Trends: CMCSA

    Sentiment for CMCSA is NEGATIVE

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    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: CMCSA

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    07/01/08 ANSTROM S DECKER 399.15 Award of Stock Options $0.00
    07/01/08 HONICKMAN JEFFREY A 399.15 Award of Stock Options $0.00
    07/01/08 RODIN JUDITH 399.15 Award of Stock Options $0.00
  • Ownership Breakdown : CMCSA

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 961.00
     
    Mutual Fund 1,850.00
    Other Major 23.00
  • Short Interest Volume: CMCSA

    Data as of 6/25/08
    Current Short Interest Shares 301.99 M
    Current Short Interest Ratio 2.40
    Float 2.03 B
    Short Interest as % of Float 2.80
    Average Daily Volume 23.07 M
    Outstanding Shares 2.04 B