This morning, a “Potential Dividend Run Alert” was issued for Comcast Corp (NASD: CMCSA) ahead of its upcoming dividend payment. Comcast will go ex-dividend on July 2, 2025, for a dividend of $0.33 per share, with the payment date set for July 23, 2025. The implied annualized yield for CMCSA is 3.76%.
Historically, CMCSA has shown a tendency for stock price increases prior to its ex-dividend dates. For instance, leading up to the April 2, 2025, ex-dividend date, CMCSA shares rose from $36.01 to $36.72, resulting in a capital gain of $0.71 within the two weeks preceding the dividend, exceeding the actual dividend amount paid.
Over the last four dividends, this strategy yielded capital gains totaling $2.94, surpassing the cumulative dividend total of $1.26.
