Entertainment Stocks: Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX), Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)

Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) know they will have to part with some parts of the companies if the proposed merger is going to receive regulatory approval. Just which bits stay and which bits go isn’t decided yet, but the two are clearly thinking it over. Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) shares after opening at $64.29 moved to $65.42 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $65.15. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 1.95 and price to cash ratio as 31.23. Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) showed a positive weekly performance of 2.49%.

Shares of Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB) have been given an average rating of “Buy” by the twenty-two ratings firms that are presently covering the company, ARN reports. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $88.69. Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) shares advanced 0.96% in last trading session and ended the day on $84.05. VIAB return on equity ratio is recorded as 41.70% and its return on assets is 10.80%. Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) yearly performance is 31.18%.

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) is expected to report significantly higher first-quarter earnings Tuesday, with demand for broadband Internet driving revenue growth at its Comcast Cable unit and NBC’s exclusive coverage of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics boosting ad dollars at NBCUniversal. Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) shares moved down -0.14% in last trading session and was closed at $49.10, while trading in range of $48.75-$49.50. Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) year to date performance is -5.08%.

TheStreet Ratings team rates The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) as a Buy with a ratings score of A+. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) weekly performance is 3.20%. On last trading day company shares ended up $79.99. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) distance from 50-day simple moving average is 0.48%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $82.88.

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