Citi analyst Jason Bazinet believes the critical documentary Blackfish as well as increased spending on new attractions by Universal has shifted attendance from SeaWorld (SEAS) to Universal on the tail-end of vacations to Disney (DIS). A possible way out in Florida for SeaWorld is the sale of its Orlando real estate to either Disney or Comcast (CMCSA), Bazinet tells investors in a research note. Such a move, while unlikely, would boost SeaWorld's equity value from the current $18 level to $24 per share, the analyst writes. He has a Buy rating on SeaWorld.
Scotiabank lowered the firm's price target on Comcast to $47.25 from $50 and keeps a Sector Perform rating on the shares. The company's broadband subscriber base continues to have elevated pressures, the analyst tells investors. In the upcoming quarters, broadband loading is expected to remain negative and potentially accelerate as fixed wireless access operators expand coverage in areas, the firm says. Scotiabank believes multiples will not expand until pressure on broadband subs diminish, the firm adds.
Pivotal Research analyst Jeffrey Wlodarczak lowered the firm's price target on Comcast (CMCSA) to $48 from $55 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. Comcast reported an-line Q1 results but the competitive environment appears to be intensifying, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm believes there is an "outside shot" that Comcast could make a play for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) "given it can probably get the asset relatively inexpensively and it would clearly boost their scale in content," says Pivotal.
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