MoffettNathanson analyst Craig Moffett upgraded Comcast (CMCSA) to Buy from Neutral with a price target of $52, up from $49. The stock closed Monday down 53c to $42.66. Comcast shares has underperformed pure-play Charter Communications (CHTR) by an "astounding" 34% over the past year, Moffett tells investors in a research note. While this makes sense to a degree, at Comcast's current valuation, either NBC Universal or Sky is arguably being priced at less than zero, contends the analyst. He believes that even with a conglomerate discount, Comcast "is too cheap on any reasonable sum-of-the-parts valuation." Moffett sees little downside risk in the shares from here, and expects a "healthy snap back" from these valuations.

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Notable companies reporting before tomorrow's open, with earnings consensus, include Merck (MRK), consensus $1.87... Caterpillar (CAT), consensus $5.14... Comcast (CMSCA), consensus 99c... Honeywell (HON), consensus $2.17... Bristol-Myers (BMY), consensus ($4.44)... Altria (MO), consensus $1.15... Keurig Dr. Pepper (KDP), consensus 35c... GE Vernova (GEV), consensus (37c)... Royal Caribbean (RCL), consensus $1.33... Tractor Supply (TSCO), consensus $1.72... Mobileye (MBLY), consensus (6c)... Textron (TXT), consensus $1.23... LabCorp (LH), consensus $3.48... Southwest Airlines (LUV), consensus (34c)... American Airlines (AAL), consensus (29c)... Harley-Davidson (HOG), consensus $1.51.

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