Symantec Corporation (SYMC), Garmin Ltd. (GRMN), Comcast Corporation (CMCSA): Today’s 3 Best Stocks

Rounding out our top three is cable giant Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) closing with a 5.6% pop for the day thanks to outperformance by its NBCUniversal segment. Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) reported second-quarter revenue of $16.27 billion against a $16 billion expectation, and its earnings of $0.65 per share were slightly better than the $0.65 average of analyst expectations. The company’s Broadcast Television segment grew its revenue by 11.6%, driven all but exclusively by 13% higher ad revenue. Both Morningstar and S&P itself came out in favor of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)’s stock after its earnings report. Morningstar called the entertainment leader stock’s P/E of 19 “the most attractive within the U.S. telecom sector.” S&P reiterated its buy rating as well. Less noted but also nice to know was the fact that Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) added 187,000 broadband subscribers in the second quarter, which was its best result in five years.

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The article Today’s 3 Best Stocks originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Alex Planes.

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