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What are the Zacks Style Scores? The Zacks Style Scores is a unique set of guidelines that rates stocks based on three popular investing types, and were developed as complementary indicators for the Zacks Rank. This combination helps investors choose securities with the highest chances of beating the market over the next 30 days.
Each stock is given an alphabetic rating of A, B, C, D or F based on their value, growth, and momentum qualities. With this system, an A is better than a B, a B is better than a C, and so on, meaning the better the score, the better chance the stock will outperform.
The Style Scores are broken down into four categories:
Value ScoreValue investors love finding good stocks at good prices, especially before the broader market catches on to a stock's true value. Utilizing ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, Price/Cash Flow, and many other multiples, the Value Style Score identifies the most attractive and most discounted stocks.
Growth ScoreWhile good value is important, growth investors are more focused on a company's financial strength and health, and its future outlook. The Growth Style Score takes projected and historic earnings, sales, and cash flow into account to uncover stocks that will see long-term, sustainable growth.
Momentum ScoreMomentum trading is all about taking advantage of upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook, and these investors live by the saying "the trend is your friend." The Momentum Style Score can pinpoint good times to build a position in a stock, using factors like one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates.
VGM ScoreIf you want a combination of all three Style Scores, then the VGM Score will be your friend. It rates each stock on their combined weighted styles, helping you find the companies with the most attractive value, best growth forecast, and most promising momentum. It's also one of the best indicators to use with the Zacks Rank.
How Style Scores Work with the Zacks Rank The Zacks Rank, which is a proprietary stock-rating model, employs earnings estimate revisions, or changes to a company's earnings expectations, to make building a winning portfolio easier.
Investors can count on the Zacks Rank's success, with #1 (Strong Buy) stocks producing an unmatched +23.7% average annual return since 1988, more than double the S&P 500's performance. But the model rates a large number of stocks, and there are over 200 companies with a Strong Buy rank, plus another 600 with a #2 (Buy) rank, on any given day.
This totals more than 800 top-rated stocks, and it can be overwhelming to try and pick the best stocks for you and your portfolio.
That's where the Style Scores come in.
To maximize your returns, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. This means picking stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2 that also have Style Scores of A or B. If you find yourself looking at stocks with a #3 (Hold) rank, make sure they have Scores of A or B as well to ensure as much upside potential as possible.
The direction of a stock's earnings estimate revisions should always be a key factor when choosing which stocks to buy, since the Scores were created to work together with the Zacks Rank.
For instance, a stock with a #4 (Sell) or #5 (Strong Sell) rating, even one that boasts Scores of A and B, still has a downward-trending earnings forecast, and a much greater likelihood its share price will decline as well.
Thus, the more stocks you own with a #1 or #2 Rank and Scores of A or B, the better.
Stock to Watch: Gartner (IT - Free Report) Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, Gartner, Inc. is reportedly the world's leading information technology research and advisory firm. The company offers rich domain expertise and technology-related insight necessary for an informed decision-making process.
IT is a #3 (Hold) on the Zacks Rank, with a VGM Score of A.
Additionally, the company could be a top pick for growth investors. IT has a Growth Style Score of B, forecasting year-over-year earnings growth of 4.1% for the current fiscal year.
Four analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days for fiscal 2026. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.34 to $13.71 per share. IT boasts an average earnings surprise of +10.6%.
With a solid Zacks Rank and top-tier Growth and VGM Style Scores, IT should be on investors' short list.
Key Takeaways IT is benefiting from its data-driven insights, broad services and low customer concentration.IT is enhancing AskGartner and expanding its AI tools to provide faster access to business insights.Gartner repurchased $2B of shares in 2025 following substantial repurchases in prior years. Shares of Gartner (IT - Free Report) have had a decent run over the past month. The stock has risen 9.1% against the industry's 3% decline. The Zacks S&P 500 composite has gained 1.6% during the said time frame.
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IT has a Growth Score of B. This style score condenses key financial metrics to reflect a fair sense of the quality and sustainability of its growth.
The company’s second-quarter 2026 earnings are expected to increase 7.1% year over year. Earnings for 2026 and 2027 are projected to rise 4.1% and 15.5%, respectively, year over year.
Factors That Bode Well for ITGartner is benefiting from its wide range of products and services, especially data-driven insights, with low customer concentration, which reduces operating risks and gives it a competitive advantage over rivals.
The company’s business model utilizes the depth and breadth of intellectual capital to create and distribute research content. This content includes published reports, interactive tools, briefings, consulting, advisory services and conferences. This rich domain expertise and technology-related insight help clients make informed decisions.
Gartner continues to improve its digital platforms through innovations, such as its AI-powered AskGartner, which provides faster access to business and technology insights and generates in-depth summaries from its Business-as-a-Service library. The company is also improving its platforms to allow users to download PowerPoint presentations generated directly from their queries.
The company consistently generates shareholder value through share buybacks. It repurchased shares worth $1 billion, $600 million, $700 million and $2 billion in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively. These repurchases indicate the company’s confidence in its business and make the stock attractive to investors.
Key Risks to WatchA significant portion of the company's operations is international, exposing it to foreign exchange-related risks. Fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies such as the British pound, euro, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar and Japanese yen could impact the company's financial results.
Gartner's current ratio (a measure of liquidity) at the end of the first quarter of 2025 was 0.94, lower than the industry average of 1.15. A current ratio of less than 1 implies that the company might face trouble in covering its short-term obligations.
IT’s Zacks Rank & Stocks to ConsiderGartner carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
A couple of better-ranked stocks in the Business Services sector are Trane Technologies plc (TT - Free Report) and TransUnion (TRU - Free Report) .
Trane Technologies carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. It has a long-term earnings growth expectation of 14.6%.
TT delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 2.7%, on average.
TransUnion also holds a Zacks Rank of 2 at present. It has a long-term earnings growth expectation of 13.5%.
TRU beat earnings estimates in each of the last four quarters, with an average surprise of 6.3%.
Analysts Explore Strategic Implications of AI-Driven Shifts Toward Digital, Acquisition and Human Capability During Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo, June 8-10, in Denver
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Awareness and conversion now account for 62.6% of total media spend, as CMOs shift budget toward acquisition and digital channels in pursuit of growth, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company.
Gartner analysts are discussing the key issues facing CMOs during Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo, taking place here through Wednesday. The survey showed that labor is claiming a larger share of marketing budgets, underscoring that AI value depends on people, skills and execution, not just technology.
The annual Gartner 2026 CMO Spend Survey was conducted January through March 2026 among 401 CMOs and other marketing leaders in North America, the United Kingdom and Europe across different industries, company sizes and revenue, with the vast majority of respondents reporting annual revenue of over $1 billion.
“As AI reshapes the marketing mix, many CMOs are channeling more investment into digital channels and customer acquisition in pursuit of growth,” said Ewan McIntyre, VP Analyst and Chief of Research in the Gartner Marketing practice. “However, AI is not a shortcut around marketing capability. The organizations that will pull ahead are those that pair AI investment with the people, processes and discipline required to turn it into business results.”
AI Accelerates Shifts Toward Digital and Acquisition
CMOs are rapidly shifting budget from offline to digital channels, with digital media now representing more than two-thirds of total media investments in 2026, up 18% since 2024. AI is a key driver of this shift, with CMOs citing enhanced personalization and the need to prioritize channels that can be effectively AI-optimized among the biggest influences on their channel mix.
The survey also shows CMOs are prioritizing customer acquisition over loyalty and retention. As previously stated, awareness and conversion now account for 62.6% of total media spend, a rise of over 10% since 2024, while spending on customer loyalty and retention has declined 29% over the same period to less than 15% of total media spend.
However, the most AI-mature marketing organizations allocate a larger share of budget to customer loyalty and retention and a lower share to digital channels, suggesting that less mature organizations may be over-indexing on short-term optimization and channels that are easiest to measure and automate.
“AI can help marketers optimize faster, but optimization is not the same as strategy,” said McIntyre. “CMOs must guard against letting AI steer too much budget toward the channels and stages of the journey that are easiest to tune, while underinvesting in the touchpoints that build long-term customer value.”
Rising Labor Share Signals That AI Requires People, Not Just Platforms
Despite the assumption that AI should reduce people costs, labor is claiming a larger share of marketing budgets. Labor’s share of the total marketing budget rose from 21.9% in 2025 to 24.5% in 2026, suggesting CMOs increasingly recognize that AI value depends on people, skills and execution, not just technology.
This challenge is compounded by low organizational readiness. Seventy percent of CMOs say their internal marketing processes are not mature enough to effectively implement and scale AI, and only 30% report mature or fully developed AI readiness capabilities. In addition, lack of internal AI expertise and talent is the top barrier preventing CMOs from achieving AI-driven efficiency, cited by 38% of respondents.
“AI changes the kind of marketing capability organizations need, but it does not eliminate the need for capability,” said McIntyre. “As CMOs invest in AI-powered transformation, they must also invest in the talent, governance and operating maturity required to make those tools work in the real world.”
Additional Insights Available
Gartner clients can read more in the report “Insights From The 2026 CMO Spend Survey.”
Gartner is the World Authority on AI
Gartner is an indispensable partner to C-Level executives and technology providers as they implement AI strategies to achieve their mission-critical priorities. The independence and objectivity of Gartner insights provide clients with the confidence to make informed decisions and unlock the full potential of AI. Clients across the C-Level are using Gartner's proprietary AskGartner AI tool to determine how to leverage AI in their business. With more than 2,500 business and technology experts, 6,000 written insights, as well as more than 4,000 AI use cases and case studies, Gartner is the world authority on AI. More information can be found here.
About Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo
Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo is taking place June 8-10 in Denver, providing marketing leaders with actionable advice about the trends, tools and emerging technologies they need to deliver business results in an AI-driven world. Gartner analysts address the biggest opportunities, challenges and priorities marketers face today, including CMO leadership, marketing strategy and customer engagement. Follow news and updates coming out of the conference on the Gartner Newsroom and on X and LinkedIn using #GartnerMKTG.
About Gartner for Marketers
Gartner for Marketers provides the objective, expert advice, and proven tools that CMOs and other marketing leaders need to seize the right opportunities with clarity and confidence, and to stay ahead of the trends that matter. With in-depth research and analysis, Gartner for Marketers helps you focus on the opportunities with the greatest potential to deliver results. More information on Gartner for Marketers is available online at www.gartner.com/marketing. Follow news and updates from the Gartner Marketing practice on X and LinkedIn using #GartnerMKTG. Members of the media can find additional information and insights in the Gartner Marketing Newsroom.
About Gartner
Gartner (NYSE: IT) delivers actionable, objective business and technology insights that drive smarter decisions and stronger performance on an organization's mission-critical priorities. To learn more visit gartner.com.
Analysts Explore How CMOs Can Adapt Media Strategy for Fragmented Attention and AI-Driven Content Skepticism during Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo in Denver
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forty-nine percent of U.S. consumers agree that GenAI has made the quality of content available worse, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. Among younger consumers, including Gen Z and millennials, 57% agree that GenAI has made content quality worse.
A Gartner survey of 307 U.S. consumers conducted in March 2026 found that AI is contributing to a more skeptical media environment, raising the stakes for brands to create recognizable, credible and high-quality content.
The findings were presented today during Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo, taking place here this week.
“AI-generated content is increasing the volume of media that consumers encounter, but not necessarily the value,” said Kate Muhl, VP Analyst in the Gartner Marketing practice. “In a more skeptical media environment, brands need to be more recognizable, more credible and more intentional about the contexts in which they appear.”
Consumer Attention Is Fragmented Across Media Environments
The survey also found that 59% of U.S. consumers prefer to do several media or technology activities at the same time, such as watching TV, using the internet or texting on a phone, rather than focusing on one activity at a time.
“Consumer screen time may be abundant, but consumer attention is not,” said Muhl. “For marketers, the goal is no longer simply to buy reach or chase impressions. Media strategy must compete for scarce attention and create brand meaning quickly enough to survive fragmented, fast-moving environments.”
AI Is Changing How Consumers Build Searches
A Gartner survey of 328 U.S. consumers conducted in February 2026 found that AI is beginning to change how consumers build searches for products and services. Twenty percent of U.S. consumers say their search inputs are more specific because of AI, 19% phrase search inputs as questions more frequently, 17% rely on AI summaries to get information for products or services they are looking for, and 16% use AI chatbots to search for new products or services to buy.
“AI is changing the way consumers connect with content and where consumer attention lives,” said Muhl. “CMOs should not treat AI as a replacement for media fundamentals. The brands that win will be those that understand where attention is gathering, how trust is being formed and what kinds of experiences consumers want to remember.”
Additional Insights Available
Gartner clients can read more in the report “What CMOs Must Know About Consumers in 2026.”
Gartner is the World Authority on AI
Gartner is an indispensable partner to C-Level executives and technology providers as they implement AI strategies to achieve their mission-critical priorities. The independence and objectivity of Gartner insights provide clients with the confidence to make informed decisions and unlock the full potential of AI. Clients across the C-Level are using Gartner's proprietary AskGartner AI tool to determine how to leverage AI in their business. With more than 2,500 business and technology experts, 6,000 written insights, as well as more than 4,000 AI use cases and case studies, Gartner is the world authority on AI. More information can be found here.
About Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo
Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo is taking place June 8-10 in Denver, providing marketing leaders with actionable advice about the trends, tools and emerging technologies they need to deliver business results in an AI-driven world. Gartner analysts address the biggest opportunities, challenges and priorities marketers face today, including CMO leadership, marketing strategy and customer engagement. Follow news and updates coming out of the conference on the Gartner Newsroom and on X and LinkedIn using #GartnerMKTG.
About Gartner for Marketers
Gartner for Marketers provides the objective, expert advice, and proven tools that CMOs and other marketing leaders need to seize the right opportunities with clarity and confidence, and to stay ahead of the trends that matter. With in-depth research and analysis, Gartner for Marketers helps you focus on the opportunities with the greatest potential to deliver results. More information on Gartner for Marketers is available online at www.gartner.com/marketing. Follow news and updates from the Gartner Marketing practice on X and LinkedIn using #GartnerMKTG. Members of the media can find additional information and insights in the Gartner Marketing Newsroom.
About Gartner
Gartner (NYSE: IT) delivers actionable, objective business and technology insights that drive smarter decisions and stronger performance on an organization's mission-critical priorities. To learn more visit gartner.com.
Forty-nine percent of U.S. consumers agree that GenAI has made the quality of content available worse, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc., a business and t
Analysts Explore How Brand Measurement Can Help CMOs Prove Brand’s Impact on Enterprise Growth during Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo in Denver
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eighty-four percent of companies are stuck in a “brand doom loop” that prevents marketing leaders from proving brand’s impact on enterprise growth, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company.
A Gartner survey of 426 senior marketing leaders conducted from September through October 2025 found that the brand doom loop occurs when companies underinvest in brand measurement, lack confidence in the results and consequently attract even less funding.
Gartner analysts presented the findings during Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo, which took place here this week.
“Brand has long been treated as a communications asset, but it is actually a growth engine,” said Julie Reeves, VP Analyst in the Gartner Marketing practice. “The challenge is that most organizations lack the measurement discipline and executive narrative needed to connect brand health to business performance. This creates a cycle where brand is undermeasured, underfunded and undervalued.”
Gartner predicts that by 2028, over 80% of companies will make significant changes to their company’s identity, such as mission, brand and culture, to keep pace with the impact of AI on markets. As AI accelerates commoditization and fuels disinformation, brand is one of the few remaining levers companies can use to claim a distinctive and trustworthy position in their markets.
“In an AI-driven market, brand clarity becomes even more critical,” said Reeves. “CMOs have an opportunity to help their organizations define what makes them distinctive, trusted and relevant as customer expectations and competitive dynamics shift.”
Brand Strategy Remains an Underused Growth Lever
Brand strategy has a measurable impact beyond marketing. Companies with a strong brand strategy are 2x more likely to exceed their growth goals, underscoring brand’s role as a driver of enterprise performance.
C-suite executives appear open to elevating brand’s strategic role: More than 50% want their CMO to clarify the relationship between brand and business strategy, and 43% want a clear, simple story about brand health and business performance.
“CMOs need to move beyond tracking brand metrics in isolation,” said Reeves. “They must show how brand influences enterprise priorities, such as revenue, profit, customer experience, innovation and market expansion. When brand measurement becomes a dashboard for growth decisions, CMOs are better positioned to earn executive confidence and investment.”
CMOs looking to escape the brand doom loop should establish regular brand health measurement, connect brand metrics to business outcomes and build a clear executive story that explains how brand contributes to growth.
Additional Insights Available
Gartner clients can read more in the report “Strengthen Your Brand Strategy to Boost Enterprise Growth.”
Gartner is the World Authority on AI
Gartner is an indispensable partner to C-Level executives and technology providers as they implement AI strategies to achieve their mission-critical priorities. The independence and objectivity of Gartner insights provide clients with the confidence to make informed decisions and unlock the full potential of AI. Clients across the C-Level are using Gartner's proprietary AskGartner AI tool to determine how to leverage AI in their business. With more than 2,500 business and technology experts, 6,000 written insights, as well as more than 4,000 AI use cases and case studies, Gartner is the world authority on AI. More information can be found here.
About Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo
Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo is taking place June 8-10 in Denver, providing marketing leaders with actionable advice about the trends, tools and emerging technologies they need to deliver business results in an AI-driven world. Gartner analysts address the biggest opportunities, challenges and priorities marketers face today, including CMO leadership, marketing strategy and customer engagement. Follow news and updates coming out of the conference on the Gartner Newsroom and on X and LinkedIn using #GartnerMKTG.
About Gartner for Marketers
Gartner for Marketers provides the objective, expert advice, and proven tools that CMOs and other marketing leaders need to seize the right opportunities with clarity and confidence, and to stay ahead of the trends that matter. With in-depth research and analysis, Gartner for Marketers helps you focus on the opportunities with the greatest potential to deliver results. More information on Gartner for Marketers is available online at www.gartner.com/marketing. Follow news and updates from the Gartner Marketing practice on X and LinkedIn using #GartnerMKTG. Members of the media can find additional information and insights in the Gartner Marketing Newsroom.
About Gartner
Gartner (NYSE: IT) delivers actionable, objective business and technology insights that drive smarter decisions and stronger performance on an organization's mission-critical priorities. To learn more visit gartner.com.
BOSTON, June 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lakeside Software, the industry-leading digital employee experience (DEX) engineering company, today announced it has been recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Digital Employee Experience Management Tools. The evaluation was based on specific criteria that assessed the company's completeness of vision and ability to execute.
Technology performance has become a business imperative. As employees become increasingly dependent on digital tools, organizations need greater visibility into the health of their technology environments and the ability to address issues before they impact productivity. Lakeside's SysTrack platform provides continuous visibility into endpoint performance, helping IT teams identify, diagnose, and resolve issues before they disrupt work.
From Reactive IT to Measurable Performance
The DEX market is at an inflection point. IT leaders are no longer expected to simply respond to technology issues; they're expected to deliver technology performance as a measurable business outcome.
While many DEX tools begin with a reported problem, SysTrack starts with what is happening at the endpoint. Its depth of telemetry provides the context needed to identify root causes, not just symptoms, while low-code workflow orchestration helps automate remediation. The result is a proactive operating model that continuously measures digital experience against defined service objectives and resolves issues before they disrupt work.
Every application failure, degraded device, or poor digital experience impacts employee productivity. Lakeside believes the future of DEX lies in turning endpoint intelligence into measurable business performance, and that's what SysTrack was built to do.
Gartner, Magic Quadrant™ for Digital Employee Experience Tools, Dan Wilson, Stuart Downes, Robin Milton-Schonemann, 08, June, 2026
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About Lakeside Software
Lakeside Software is the pioneer of AI-powered digital employee experience (DEX), enabling IT to move from reactive support to proactive, strategic operations. With its flagship platform, SysTrack, and suite of tools for autonomous service desk operations, SysTrack AI, Lakeside transforms high-resolution, first-party telemetry into predictive insights and automated resolutions—empowering enterprises to reduce downtime, accelerate issue resolution, and deliver exceptional digital experiences across endpoints, edge, and OT environments. Trusted by global enterprises and service providers, SysTrack scales to estates with over one million endpoints, reducing IT costs, preventing failures, and driving smarter decisions through unparalleled visibility. Lakeside is designing the future of DEX—because in today’s hybrid, distributed, and AI-driven world, IT matters. Learn more at https://systrack.ai
Comcast (CMCSA +1.50%), a global media and technology company offering broadband, video, and streaming services, closed Thursday at $23.33, down 0.81%. The stock was largely flat after announcing plans for an $8 billion Universal theme park in the United Kingdom. Investors are watching how these commitments balance future growth against leverage and shareholder returns. Trading volume reached 44.6 million shares, about 35% above its three-month average of 33 million shares. Comcast IPO'd in 1980 and has grown 23,816% since going public.
How the markets moved todayThe S&P 500 added 0.41% to finish Thursday at 7,585, while the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.09% to close at 26,831. Within integrated telecommunication services, industry peers were mixed, as Charter Communications closed at $129.05 (+0.03%) and Verizon Communications ended at $44.87 (-3.82%).
What this means for investorsComcast announced it would be building Universal’s first European resort in the U.K., committing over $8 billion in funding to complete the project and operate it over the next decade. The company believes the theme park will generate over $60 billion in economic activity for the community through 2055.
Theme parks have been a profitable bright spot for Comcast stock -- which is down 22% in 2026 -- so this investment should prove to be a positive for the company over the long haul. That said, Comcast holds roughly $95 billion in net debt versus a market cap of $83 billion, so the stock would really love to see the park become a quick success story.
Josh Kohn-Lindquist has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Comcast and Verizon Communications. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
In the latest trading session, Comcast (CMCSA - Free Report) closed at $23.81, marking a +2.06% move from the previous day. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 2.65%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 1.35%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 4.18%.
The cable provider's shares have seen a decrease of 11.09% over the last month, not keeping up with the Consumer Discretionary sector's loss of 0.12% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.47%.
Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Comcast in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.98, down 21.6% from the prior-year quarter. At the same time, our most recent consensus estimate is projecting a revenue of $29.32 billion, reflecting a 3.27% fall from the equivalent quarter last year.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $3.53 per share and revenue of $122.01 billion. These totals would mark changes of -18.1% and -1.38%, respectively, from last year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Comcast. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which varies between #1 (Strong Buy) and #5 (Strong Sell), carries an impressive track record of exceeding expectations, confirmed by external audits, with stocks at #1 delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 1.26% lower within the past month. At present, Comcast boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, Comcast is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 6.61. This expresses a premium compared to the average Forward P/E of 4.81 of its industry.
Investors should also note that CMCSA has a PEG ratio of 1.9 right now. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. Cable Television stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 0.58 based on yesterday's closing prices.
The Cable Television industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 231, which puts it in the bottom 6% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Keep in mind to rely on Zacks.com to watch all these stock-impacting metrics, and more, in the succeeding trading sessions.
In this episode of Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing, Motley Fool retirement expert Robert Brokamp looks at some investing rules of thumb that may be overly cautious, causing you to work longer than necessary. He also discusses:
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A full transcript is below.
This podcast was recorded on May 30, 2026.
Robert Brokamp: Is your retirement plan too safe? And how financial mistakes could be a sign of cognitive decline. That and more on this Saturday Personal Finance Edition of The Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing Podcast. I'm Robert Brokamp, and for today's main segment, I'm going to discuss a few assumptions about retirement planning that might be too cautious.
But first some recent headlines that caught my eye, I'll start with a segment from NPR's Planet Money with the title, How your bank account might predict dementia. It started with the story of Sandra Baliban, who hadn't been in close contact with her father for a while. When she visited him, his house was a mess, and amidst the clutter were credit card statements showing purchases of scammy-seeming health products and online subscriptions. Her father couldn't explain them. He had also lost the $1-$2 million he had in his retirement accounts. When Sandra reviewed his brokerage statements, they didn't make sense. She described them as an extremely erratic pattern of investments. He also hadn't paid his taxes in years. The segment then brought in Lauren Nicholas, who is a professor of geriatrics at the University of Colorado, and she contributed to a study, which found that wealth begins to decline about six years before a dementia diagnosis due to impaired financial decision-making. As Nicholas said in the interview, "Dementia is one of the diseases where you lose a lot of cognitive capabilities over time, that are unfortunately closely tied to our ability to manage our own money. We actually see some of the earliest signs show up in financial portfolios and checkbooks."
On last week's show, we talked about estate planning with Attorney Jill Mastroianni, the host of the Death Readiness Podcast. But as we discussed, estate planning isn't just about death. It's also the planning and legal documents you need when you or someone you love is no longer able to handle their own affairs. If you have older relatives, discuss with them in a very loving, gentle way what's their plan for if and when they're no longer able to take care of themselves financially or otherwise. They look for signs of money-related mistakes that could be an indication of cognitive decline, things like new spending patterns, bills and taxes not getting paid or being doubly paid, calls or letters from companies or charities you've never heard of, evidence of falling for get-rich-quick scams, declining credit score, even basic math mistakes. If you're getting up there in years, have a plan for how your family will be able to step in and protect you and your financial legacy.
Next up, CNBC recently highlighted an article by Fran Walsh, who is the co-founder of Opulus, a fee-only financial planning firm in Pennsylvania. The article highlighted how saving more for retirement can move up your retirement date in an underappreciated way. Of course, saving more will accelerate the growth of your portfolio. That's obvious. But to save more, you have to spend less. When you learn to live on less, you've lowered the cost of your retirement because you won't need as much income each year. Here's an illustration from Walsh's article, Let's say you have two households, both of which are 35-years-old, earn $250,000 a year, and their portfolios grow 8% annually. Household A saves 10% a year or $25,000 and spends $225,000. Household B saves 30% or $75,000 and lives on $175,000. As a quick back-of-the-envelope, ask about how much they need to retire. Walsh uses the rule of thumb that multiplies annual income needs by 25, because that’s the inverse of the old 4% rule for how much you can withdraw from your portfolio in retirement. According to this math, household A needs $5.6 million to retire, whereas household B needs $4.3 million. Household B is saving much more for a smaller goal and will be able to retire at age 57. Household A, on the other hand, won't be able to retire until age 73.
To me, this is the real magic of the FIRE movement. FIRE, standing for financial independence retire early. These are people who have cut their spending significantly in order to save 30-50% or more of their incomes and retire well before their 60s. I know that many people may not be comfortable with the sacrifices these FIRE folks make, but I also believe that many Americans can cut their spending without a huge drop off in satisfaction, especially if it means they can retire sooner. Now I will point out that the rule of 25 usually overstates how much someone needs before they can retire for a couple of reasons. First, it doesn't factor in Social Security. The second reason brings us to the number of the week, which is 5.5%. That’s how much a retiree could withdraw in their first year of a 30-year retirement, according to Bill Bengen, the father of the original 4% rule. He came up with that rule back in 1994, but it's gradually ratcheted up over the years, including in a book published last year. As he explained when he was a guest on this show in August, 4.7% is the historical worst-case scenario. As he said on the show and has repeated in more recent interviews and LinkedIn posts, he'd recommend 5.5% based on today's market valuations and inflation levels. Instead of needing 25 times your annual retirement needs, you may need just 18.2 times that amount. Again, that doesn't factor in Social Security, so most people retiring around their mid-60s won't need nearly that much. Such overly conservative assumptions could result in people working longer than they needed to or spending less in retirement than they could, which is our next topic of conversation, when Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing continues.
Determining when you can retire and how much you can spend in retirement requires a tool that can do the math, factoring in several important variables and assumptions. One key assumption is how long you'll live, since that will dictate how long you need your money to last. Most retirement experts recommend that you plan to live until your 90s, with 95 being the most common age. As I hinted at in the previous segment, most of the research about safe withdrawal rates in retirement assumes a 30-year retirement, so someone who retires at age 65 will live to 95. It's a prudent assumption. There's just one problem: You probably won't live that long. Using the longevity Illustrator from the Society of Actuaries, I calculated the odds that members of a 65-year-old, married, retired, heterosexual couple will live to age 95 based on their health status and assuming they don't smoke. For a female in poor health, she has a 13% chance of making it to 95, average health 22%, excellent health, 30%. For a male in poor health, it's 7% chance of making it to 95, average health, 14%, excellent health 21%. Now with married couples, it actually increases the odds that at least one of them will make it to an older age. If both spouses are in poor health, there's a 19% chance that one of them will make it to 95, average health 32%, excellent health 44%. Those are not high probabilities. But for those in excellent health, the odds that at least one spouse will live to 95 is close to a coin flip, so using age 95 in retirement calculations could be reasonable.
But how many older Americans are actually in excellent health? Not many, according to a report from Health Youth Services that questioned whether people should plan to live to age 95. According to the report, 95% of retirees in their 60s or older have at least one chronic health condition that will reduce their life expectancy. The reduction will depend on the condition, so ranging 1-2 years in the case of high blood pressure, to five years in the case of obesity, to 6-8 years if someone has cancer. When you input a life expectancy of 95 into a retirement calculator, the result will be that you have to work longer and/or spend less in retirement than if you assumed a shorter lifespan. Which life expectancy should you choose? I think it's helpful to think through a range of possible scenarios and ask yourself how they make you feel. What would be your plan B if things don't turn out as well as you hope?
Let's just consider two scenarios. As I go through them, think about which you'd prefer. Scenario 1, you plan to live to 95 and you spend accordingly in retirement. This may mean you have to work a bit longer. It also limits the lifestyle you can enjoy in retirement, the trips you can take, the amount you can dine out, the adventures you can have. You actually end up dying at age 82 and leave a large bequest to your heirs. To some degree, that inheritance represents all the experiences you could have had but didn't because you played it safe. Now, here’s scenario 2: you plan to live to age 85, and that’s the life expectancy of a 65-year-old woman in average health. This allows you to retire sooner and spend more in retirement; you travel, you dine out, you enjoy all the adventures you envision for your retirement while still in good enough health and shape to do them. However, because you end up living to age 93 and have spent a good deal of your life savings, your last several years are pretty lean. You're living mostly on Social Security, maybe a little bit of savings, maybe a reverse mortgage on your home. There's not much of a cushion to pay for long-term care expenses, and the bequest that your heirs eventually get is pretty modest.
The degree to which those two scenarios seem more or less appealing to you comes down to your risk tolerance for the possibility of outliving your money. Type of researcher Moshe Malewski calls this your longevity risk aversion, which he defined as "Different people might have different attitudes towards the fear of living longer than anticipated and possibly depleting their financial resources. Some might respond to this economic risk by spending less early on in retirement, where others might be willing to take their chances and enjoy a higher standard of living while they're still able to do so." In a recent article on advisorperspectives.com, William Bernstein and Edward McQuarrie explain it as the fear of being the richest person in the graveyard, RPIG versus the fear of running out or FORO.
They propose that it could be quantified, calling it Omega, which, of course, is the last letter of the Greek alphabet, and it scales between zero and one. Someone with a lower number fears leaving money unspent, whereas someone with a higher number worries about depleting their savings. I think it's best explained by a couple of paragraphs, and their article, "Omega determines the spending path that optimizes utility during retirement." I'll just add to here that utility is the economic turn for satisfaction and pleasure and things like that. "Low Omega retirees who perceive themselves to have enough money spent freely, especially today, right now. The low Omega retiree does seek to steal the title of Bill Perkins best seller, to Die With Zero. The higher Omega retiree, on the other hand, fears that vengeful market gods or personal misfortune might send them spiraling down a white-knuckle toboggan ride towards cat food and worse. The calendar always reads 1929. Dying with zero is a guess and a hope, a wish, not a plan. At high Omega, today's spending matters less than money kept in hand. Utility flows from having surplus funds that will never be spent."
As you hear all that, what's your Omega? You're likely somewhere in between the two extremes. You want to enjoy the retirement that you worked decades for, but you also don't want to spend your last years pinching pennies and perhaps becoming a burden to your family. Finding that balance starts first with determining how much you'll spend in retirement and how much it'll change over the course of your retirement, and this is an important point. Most retirement calculators, most financial planners, and most of the research on safe withdrawal rates in retirement all assume that a retiree’s expenses go up every year along with inflation. But the evidence is clear that this isn't what happens for most retirees. Their highest spending years tend to be the first decade, and they're not spending nearly as much once they reach their late 70s and 80s, in many cases, because their health prevents them from doing too much. This is another way that many retirement plans are likely playing it too safe, and why low Omega retirees, those willing to spend money while they can, may be onto something.
It's also important to distinguish between essential and discretionary expenses so that you know the bare minimum income you need each year in retirement and how much you can cut back during bear markets. Being willing to pay back withdrawals after your portfolio has lost value adds another half percent to 1% to the initial safe withdrawal rate in the first year of retirement. Under the category of discretionary expenses, have what you call your adventure fund. That's the amount that pays for the trips, excursions, the fun times. It can be adjusted year by year, depending on your portfolio’s performance, unexpected non-fund expenses, and other factors. This makes these expenses more intentional and puts them in the context of your overall plan. Here's another suggestion. Create a reserve fund worth, I don't know, 10% or so of your portfolio when you retire. It's an emergency fund to be left alone unless your other savings run too low. It could also be used later in life to pay for long-term care. With such a fund, you'll feel more comfortable enjoying the other 90% of your savings.
Finally, as stated at the beginning of this segment, using a tool is the best way to quantify the consequences and trade-offs of your choices. You'll find plenty of free tools on the Internet, my favorite being the CalcXML retirement planning module, but I also think it's worth the money to pay for access to a more sophisticated tool, some of the most popular being MaxiFi, Projection Lab, and Boldin, and I'll once again disclose that Motley Fool Ventures, a sister company of The Motley Fool has an investment in Boldin. With such a tool, you'll be able to incorporate your own longevity risk aversion and spending assumptions and see how they affect when and how you can retire. It's time to get it done, Fools, and next week will be our next installment of our 2026 financial planning challenge. As you may recall, we began the year recommending that you find a way to track your spending and net worth, perhaps using a tool such as Monarch Money, Quicken, Empower, Tiller, YNAB, or just spreadsheets. Knowing that information will be crucial in determining how much your expenses will be in retirement, which is a key variable when using a retirement calculator. Also, some of these tools actually have retirement calculators built into them. Come up with a way to monitor your finances if you haven't done so already. If you're already on board, dig around the services used to see if they offer any retirement planning tools. And while you're in there, see if there's one expense you can reduce or eliminate and immediately have that money automatically sent to your IRA or 401(k), and that my Foolish friends, is the show.
Thanks for spending part of your weekend with us, and thanks to Bart Shannon, the engineer for this episode. My goodness, what a talented guy he is. As always, people on the program may have interest in the investments they talk about, and The Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against; don't buy or sell investments based solely on what you hear. All personal finance content follows Motley Fool editorial standards and is not approved by advertisers. Advertisements are sponsored content and provided for informational purposes only. To see our full advertising disclosure, please check out our show notes. I'm Robert Brokamp. Fool on, everybody.
It's now been a year since Comcast (CMCSA +1.50%) officially opened Epic Universe, the first major theme park to open in the U.S. since 2001. The new gated attraction opened with hope, hype, and a dash of hubris. For all that is great at Epic Universe -- and when it does excel, it's next-level fantastic -- it still feels incomplete.
It will get there. Comcast has gone too far to not commit to correcting the shortcomings at Epic Universe. Meanwhile, Disney (DIS 0.24%) can rest easy. Fears that the media stock giant would suffer a decline in turnstile clicks or have to sacrifice margins to keep its Florida resort from fading against Comcast's spotlight haven't materialized.
Image source: Comcast's Universal Orlando Resort.
Curse of the werewolf With a full year under its belt, Comcast has a good feel for what has to happen at its newest theme park. Epic Universe is now up against the cruel summer of highs and lows that ultimately crashed the gated attraction's honeymoon.
The uptime and reliability of some of its flagship rides have to get better. It was also exposed for having too many of its experiences at the mercy of shutdowns for heavy downpours or nearby lightning strikes. It's Florida. It's summer. Universal should've known better.
When it's not the foul weather shutting down most of the rides, the hot sun with the park's poor shade profile, and the vast number of stairways to get through can wear down guests. There are more steps at Epic Universe than an IKEA assembly manual.
After a half-dozen visits through the first few months of the park's public-facing existence, I haven't felt the urge to return since September. I'm not the only one with mixed feelings about Epic Universe. It is the worst-rated attraction on Trip Advisor between the seven theme parks operated by Disney and Comcast in Florida. It isn't even close.
Monsters unleashed The gap between Epic Universe reviews and the rest of Central Florida's top draws is wide. It's narrower, but still substantial on other review portals, including Google Reviews and Yelp. Financially speaking, it doesn't matter in the near term. Comcast got what it needed. For a company whose flagship cable television and broadband connectivity businesses are in a perpetual state of decline, it's been a beacon of growth.
Revenue for its theme parks business has posted year-over-year growth of 19%, 22%, and 24% in the first three quarters of Epic Universe's full operations, respectively. Even more impressively, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) have risen 13%, 24%, and 33%, respectively. The growth has accelerated in every subsequent quarter, with the business's profitability outpacing top-line jumps in back-to-back reports.
The comparisons will naturally get harder as we lap the first year of operations, but the early results are promising. It's not moving the needle just yet. Theme park revenue accounts for less than 8% of Comcast's overall results in its latest quarter. Disney's experiences segment -- consisting of its theme parks, cruise ships, and smaller consumer products business -- accounted for 38% of the top-line results at the House of Mouse. Comcast's theme parks delivered 7% of the quarter's adjusted EBITDA, compared to Disney's experience business at 57%.
It's still a big step for a company whose larger businesses are standing still (or worse). Comcast knows Disney's playbook. Does anyone remember when it tried to buy Disney in a failed hostile bid 22 years ago? A thriving theme park business is a key piece in the flywheel for its studio and streaming operations.
Mine-cart madness Will the financial success stick if the overall reviews don't follow? Investing in Comcast didn't pay off last year. The shares fell 20% in 2025. This year has been kind to high-yielding stocks as a safety haven, but Comcast, with its 5.5% yield, has tumbled another 15% in 2026. Disney stock hasn't been a winner either, but over the past year, it has fallen by roughly half of Comcast's 27% slide.
The silver lining is that it's currently panning for gold. It's the only major theme park in Central Florida that doesn't currently offer an annual pass. Revenue per capita is much higher than its peers', largely because the capacity isn't there to accommodate the influx of visitors on cheaper daily admissions if annual passes or discounted one-day tickets were widely available. If lines are long and reviews aren't glowing now, the obvious fix is to build out more weather-resistant E-ticket attractions before those less-lucrative floodgates open, to drive incremental revenue. This appears to be in the works.
There is activity taking place on the park's expansion pads. Nothing has been announced, and it will realistically be at least a year or two before a major addition arrives. However, the reinforcements that should have been there all along are coming. With Disney World planning major ride additions to open annually for the foreseeable future, tourists continue arriving in Central Florida. Both fierce rivals can still win, but Comcast needs to step up its expansion game at Epic Universe and offer details and target opening dates. It's one way to turn sour reviews into sweet expectations.
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast is connecting more than 5,500 new homes and businesses in two Wisconsin counties – Manitowoc and St. Croix – to multi-gigabit, symmetrical Internet from America’s smartest and most reliable converged network. Once complete, Comcast’s Xfinity will bring Internet, mobile, entertainment, and smart home services into one simple, seamless solution – giving customers more speed, savings, and control over their connected lives. These Wisconsin communities will join 65 million homes and businesses nationwide with access to a network that fuels innovation, productivity, and everyday connection.
“Comcast’s investment in Wisconsin reflects our commitment to bringing world-class connectivity to communities that need it most,” said Kalyn Hove, Regional Senior Vice President, Comcast Midwest. “By expanding our network across Manitowoc and St. Croix counties, we will be helping more families and businesses access the high-speed, reliable Internet they need to work, learn, and operate in today’s digital economy. And by combining that with Xfinity Mobile, we will be delivering a more connected experience overall – one that keeps people seamlessly connected at home and on the go.”
Construction is underway across both counties and the network expansion project will span nearly 300 miles. First customers are anticipated to become serviceable by the end of 2026, with construction expected to be completed by the end of 2027.
In Manitowoc County, communities included in the network expansion are Cato Township, Centerville Township, Liberty Township, Manitowoc Rapids Township, Manitowoc Township, Meeme Township, and Newton Township, where construction will focus on select underserved areas within each community.
In St. Croix County, Comcast will fully build out the communities of Baldwin and Woodville, while also expanding service to select underserved areas of Hudson Township, Somerset Township, and St. Joseph Township.
Residents in the Manitowoc area interested in learning more can visit the Xfinity store at 1614 Washington St., Manitowoc, WI, 54220. Residents in St. Croix County are encouraged to visit Xfinity stores in Woodbury or Stillwater, Minnesota. Residents can also visit Xfinity.com/MyTown and enter their address for construction timelines and service availability updates.
Xfinity Will Bring Full Suite of Residential Services to New Communities
Comcast will bring its full suite of residential Xfinity services to more than 5,500 new residents in Manitowoc and St. Croix counties, including high-speed Internet, streaming, mobile, voice, and home security – delivering reliable, connected experiences for today’s consumers at home or on the go.
Xfinity Internet: Speed, Reliability, and Coverage. With multi-gig speeds, 99.9% reliability, and powerful WiFi that reaches every corner of the home, Xfinity powers streaming, gaming, and video calls – simply and seamlessly. Xfinity Mobile: Most Reliable Network. Fraction of the Cost. Xfinity Mobile delivers reliable, lightning-fast speeds – up to 1 Gig – at home and on the go. Xfinity TV: All Entertainment. One Powerful Platform. Xfinity brings together live TV, streaming, sports, and on-demand content in one easy-to-use experience. With the award-winning Xfinity Voice Remote, finding a show, channel, or game is fast, easy, and frustration-free. Xfinity Home: Smart Security Made Simple. Xfinity Home combines advanced security and smart home automation in one easy-to-use platform. With flexible options for self or professional monitoring, it delivers peace of mind and control. Comcast Business Will Bring Technology Solutions for Businesses of Any Size
Comcast Business will deliver powerful, secure, and always-on connectivity tailored to meet the needs of businesses—whether small startups or growing enterprises. With fast, reliable Internet and advanced networking solutions like SD-WAN, cloud connectivity, and unified communications, Comcast Business helps organizations stay connected, protected, and ready to scale.
For businesses on the move, Comcast Business Mobile offers fast, dependable 5G, flexible data plans, and access to over 23 million WiFi hotspots nationwide. With features like 4K streaming, advanced spam call blocking, and twice-a-year phone upgrades, it’s a mobile solution designed to keep teams productive – wherever business takes them.
What It Means for Manitowoc and St. Croix Counties
Comcast’s commitment to communities goes beyond building the network and aims to increase economic mobility for the local community and its residents. That’s why Comcast created Internet Essentials, a broadband adoption program that offers eligible households low-cost, high-speed Internet and affordable computers.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, our businesses reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. We deliver world-class broadband, wireless, and video through Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky; produce, distribute, and stream leading entertainment, sports, and news through brands including NBC, Telemundo, Universal, Peacock, and Sky; and bring incredible theme parks and attractions to life through Universal Destinations & Experiences. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
Bringing Credit and Debit Card Transaction Data to Comcast's Outcomes+, Enabling Advertisers to Identify Untapped Households and Prove Real-World Campaign Impact
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast Advertising, the advertising division of Comcast, today announced a strategic partnership with Affinity Solutions, a leader in consumer purchase insights, to integrate Affinity’s deterministic transaction data into the AI-powered audience discovery engine at the core of Comcast Advertising’s Outcomes+ solution. With this integration, advertisers can find untapped audiences, optimize spend toward incremental reach and measure campaign performance based on real consumer purchases.
“Advertisers increasingly want to plan and buy media based on real consumer purchase behavior, not proxy metrics like clicks,” said Dawn Lee Williamson, Chief Revenue Officer, Media Solutions, Comcast Advertising. “As the performance engine for TV, Comcast Advertising helps brands apply those insights to identify untapped audiences, uncover incremental opportunities and connect TV exposure across traditional, streaming and addressable TV to drive real business outcomes. By bringing Affinity’s purchase data into our already rich first-party data environment, we’re making that capability even stronger.”
Through Outcomes+, Comcast Advertising is bringing purchase-based precision to TV activation and measurement. By combining viewership data from over 30 million Comcast households in a privacy-centric manner with Affinity’s transaction-level dataset spanning 100MM+ consumers across thousands of brands and merchant categories, advertisers can identify and reach high-value audiences on demand based on real purchase behavior. This enables brands to identify and reach high-value audiences with greater precision, ensuring campaigns are delivered to the consumers most likely to drive business outcomes. For instance:
By building audiences off verified credit and debit card spending, not modeled behavior or intent signals, brands can target proven category buyers, reach competitor customers, re-engage lapsed purchasers, and reach high-value spenders with greater confidence. The partnership also helps advertisers close the loop by measuring the same target audience identified through Affinity’s purchase insights. By linking ad exposure through Comcast’s household data to post-campaign purchase activity in Affinity’s transaction database, brands get direct proof of business impact across in-store and online sales. The combined dataset also helps advertisers identify where incremental audiences exist across Comcast’s traditional TV and streaming inventory, so budgets can be directed toward the channels and dayparts that drive genuine reach expansion instead of duplicated exposure. “This partnership brings our consumer purchase insights directly into premium TV, proving that transaction data is just as powerful in television as it is in digital and retail media,” said Damian Garbaccio, Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer at Affinity Solutions. “Together with Comcast Advertising, we’re giving marketers a stronger way to find the right audiences, activate against real purchase behavior and measure the business impact that matters most.”
About Comcast Advertising
Comcast Advertising is the advertising division of Comcast. As a global leader in media, technology, and advertising, the company fosters powerful connections between brands and their audiences as well as among publishers, distributors, MVPDs, agencies, and other industry players. Comcast Advertising's Media Solutions team provides a streamlined way for advertisers to build brand relevancy and sustainable business outcomes through multiscreen TV advertising campaigns—powered by the media, data, and technology assets of Comcast. Reaching nearly 125 million households – including both Comcast and non-Comcast households – across all 210 DMAs, Comcast Advertising’s Media Solutions delivers seamless, consolidated access to a wide range of premium video inventory and proof of performance using its media, data and technology assets. FreeWheel, its media and technology arm, provides the technology, data enablement and convergent marketplaces required to ensure buyers and sellers can transact across all screens, data types and sales channels, in order to ensure the ultimate goal – results for marketers. And, Comcast Advertising’s Universal Ads enables brands of any size to seamlessly create, buy, and measure ads across premium video directly from top publishers with no fees. Comcast Advertising, along with NBCUniversal and Sky, is part of the Comcast Corporation.
About Affinity Solutions
Affinity Solutions is the leading consumer purchase insights company, redefining how banks and brands engage and drive impact. Our exclusive access to fully permissioned purchase data from over 100 million U.S. and U.K. cardholders, representing 86B transactions, enables optimized experiences and outcomes. Our proprietary AI technology, Comet™, transforms those transactions into actionable insights that drive engagement, loyalty, and measurable growth. Every great marketing story ends with a purchase. We are the final chapter: what happens when brands and banks effectively engage, inspire, and drive action. Visit www.affinitysolutions.com to discover how we’re shaping the future of consumer purchase insights.
Comcast (CMCSA) and Fox (FOXA) are entering the FIFA World Cup with a bigger sports-media opportunity than the tournament offered four years ago. The event is r
Telemundo is upping its mobile game for the FIFA World Cup, optimizing its video content for vertical viewing, with the Visión de Campo feature.
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Telemundo is going all in on digital for the FIFA World Cup 2026. As the exclusive Spanish-language video rights holder in the U.S., the network is rolling out its most expansive digital and social media strategy ever, extending World Cup coverage well beyond its traditional linear broadcast with a multiplatform approach spanning streaming, social, creator-led content and always-on digital programming from June 11 to July 19.
To maximize its investment in the tournament’s Spanish-language video rights, Telemundo is showcasing a full digital ecosystem around its broadcast coverage, spanning interactive match hubs, exclusive immersive features on its streaming platforms, a nightly social show designed to attract younger audiences, podcasts and on-demand content built to engage fans of all ages across every platform.
"FIFA World Cup 2026™ presents a unique opportunity to reimagine how fans experience the world’s biggest sporting event," says Joaquín Duro, EVP of Sports and Head of Streaming, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. "Our goal is simple: meet fans where they are and deliver the most immersive Spanish-language World Cup experience ever."
Multiplatform Viewing for the "Super Streamer"The company’s strategy is rooted in data from 2022. During the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Telemundo generated 22.1 billion total minutes consumed across its platforms — up 45% versus 2018. Streaming jumped from 9% to 30% of total viewing, and connected TV accounted for 54% of digital consumption.
Those numbers pointed to a new kind of viewer: the "Super Streamer," a highly mobile, digitally savvy Hispanic consumer watching across multiple devices at once. The audience proved broader than expected too. Some 35% of Telemundo's Peacock streaming audience during the 2022 World Cup was non-Hispanic, making its streaming hubs prime targets for bilingual and general market advertisers heading into 2026.
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How will that play out? Across Telemundo’s website, social media channels, the Telemundo app and on its parent company’s streamer, Peacock.
An enhanced search and discovery feature will allow fans to find live and upcoming games, replays, and highlights.
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Immersive Tech and New Interactive Features on PeacockJust like in 2022, Peacock is Telemundo’s streaming home for all 104 matches, plus more than 700 hours of World Cup programming. Fans will be able to watch the tournament in Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos with Dolby AC-4 on supported devices via Telemundo’s stream on Peacock — a first for a live sporting event on streaming.
A new Spanish-language World Cup Hub centralizes live matches, replays, schedules, team and group news and vertical highlights — all in Spanish for the first time. The interface automatically adjusts to the viewer's language settings, and fans can jump into live matches, save upcoming games and navigate between teams and replays without leaving the hub.
Among the standout new features is Visión de Campo, a first-of-its-kind mobile experience optimized for vertical viewing. It gives fans access to Team A and Team B cameras in addition to the main broadcast, which remains available picture-in-picture.
Behind the scenes, Telemundo's digital ecosystem will also use Google Search OneBox integrations, YouTube Official Cards and its proprietary Video Tagging Assistant (ViTA) to surface highlights, schedules and trending moments in real time.
Viewers will be able to watch and toggle sound between same day games via the Multiview feature on Peacock.
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On days with overlapping matches, Multiview lets fans watch two games simultaneously, toggle sound between them and tap directly into a single match. One swipe up via Catch Up with Key Plays surfaces clips of what they missed without leaving the broadcast.
Rounding out the interactive suite are Predicciones for predicting game outcomes; Reto Trivia ahead of the group stage; Tu Bracket for tracking picks from the quarterfinals through the final; and Momentos que no te quieres perder — real-time vertical highlight clips in curated playlists including Top Goals, Star Players, Team USA and Team Mexico.
Watch Parties, After Dark and 24/7 Livestreams on SocialTelemundo will launch live social Watch Parties across YouTube, TikTok and X, featuring influencers and commentators broadcasting live from Telemundo Center alongside reporters at stadiums across North America. Soccer and fashion influencer Daniella Duran and legendary sportscaster Fernando Fiore will lead the coverage, streaming before, during and after select matches with live reactions, commentary and real-time fan conversation. Also participating are Dave Balyeat, Sebastián Berón, Jose Cabo, Juan Guarnizo, Nuni Joya, Mercedes Roa and Davo Salazar.
Following each match day, Telemundo will present Copa Mundial After Dark, a nightly 30-minute digital show streaming across TikTok, YouTube and X. Designed for Gen Z and digital-first audiences, the show will recap the day’s biggest plays, viral moments, debates and trending storylines through a fast-paced mix of highlights, opinions and cultural conversation. It will be hosted by Pamela Muñoz, Carlos Reynoso, Lucas Terenqui and Paz Zubiri.
Round-the-Clock Coverage on the FAST ChannelThe Telemundo Deportes Ahora FAST channel will surround every match with dedicated programming across Peacock, Xumo, Roku, Prime Video, Samsung TV Plus, TCL, Google TV, Comcast, the NBC News FAST hub and Telemundo.com, including Conexión Mundial previewing the day's action, Siguiendo el Mundial with post-match reactions and analysis, and Puesta a Punto Mundial breaking down the tournament's biggest storylines.
Additional programming covers the full match-day cycle — Hoy en el Mundial and La Previa before kickoff, El Medio Tiempo at halftime, Pasión Mundial bridging matches and Todo el Mundial recapping the day's highlights. El Pelotazo, America's No. 1 nightly Spanish-language sports show, expands to a full hour for the duration of the tournament.
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast Corporation will host a conference call with the financial community to discuss financial results for the second quarter on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). Comcast will issue a press release reporting its results earlier that morning.
The conference call will be broadcast live on Comcast’s Investor Relations website at www.cmcsa.com. A replay of the call will be available starting at 11:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, July 23, 2026, on the Investor Relations website.
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About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, our businesses reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. We deliver world-class broadband, wireless, and video through Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky; produce, distribute, and stream leading entertainment, sports, and news through brands including NBC, Telemundo, Universal, Peacock, and Sky; and bring incredible theme parks and attractions to life through Universal Destinations & Experiences. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
More than 2,300 new homes and businesses in Farmington, New Hampshire now have access to multi-gigabit, symmetrical Internet from America's smartest and most r
Comcast Corporation will host a conference call with the financial community to discuss financial results for the second quarter on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at
More Than 2,300 Homes and Businesses Now Connected to America’s Smartest and Most Reliable Converged WiFi Network for the First Time
PORTSMOUTH, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 2,300 new homes and businesses in Farmington, New Hampshire now have access to multi-gigabit, symmetrical Internet from America’s smartest and most reliable converged network. Xfinity brings Internet, mobile, entertainment, and smart home services into one simple, seamless solution – giving customers more speed, savings, and control over their connected lives. Farmington joins the 65 million homes and businesses nationwide with access to a network that fuels innovation, productivity, and everyday connection.
Residents can visit Xfinity.com and businesses should visit ComcastBusiness.com to see if their address is eligible for service. Farmington is part of the company’s investment in New Hampshire’s Strafford County, which also includes ongoing expansions in Milton and New Durham.
“Since Xfinity came to town, it’s made a real difference for our family,” said Donna Menzi, a Farmington resident. “With a busy household and a teen who’s constantly balancing schoolwork and online gaming, we need fast, reliable Internet we can count on. Xfinity delivers – whether it’s streaming, collaborating on assignments, or winding down with friends online, everything just works. It’s taken the stress out of staying connected and keeps our whole home running smoothly.”
“Xfinity is proud to bring multi-gigabit Internet and mobile services to thousands of residents and businesses in Farmington, connecting them to the power of our network – including fast, smart, reliable WiFi and a full suite of Xfinity and Comcast Business solutions,” said Carolyne Hannan, Senior Vice President of Comcast’s New England Region. “With simple, everyday pricing that features a 5-year price guarantee, a free advanced WiFi gateway, and one line of Xfinity Mobile included for one year, customers will experience exceptional value and performance.”
Xfinity Brings Full Suite of Residential Services to Farmington
Comcast is bringing its full suite of residential Xfinity services to Farmington, including high-speed Internet, streaming, mobile, voice, and home security – delivering reliable, connected experiences for today’s consumers at home or on the go.
Xfinity Internet: Speed, Reliability, and Coverage. With multi-gig speeds, 99.9% reliability, and powerful WiFi that reaches every corner of the home, Xfinity powers streaming, gaming, and video calls – simply and seamlessly. Xfinity Mobile: Most Reliable Network. Fraction of the Cost. Xfinity Mobile delivers reliable, lightning‑fast speeds – up to 1 Gig – at home and on the go. And now, new customers can get one line free for a full year when they sign up for a qualifying Xfinity Internet plan. Xfinity TV: All Entertainment. One Powerful Platform. Xfinity brings together live TV, streaming, sports, and on-demand content in one easy-to-use experience. With the award-winning Xfinity Voice Remote, finding a show, channel, or game is fast, easy, and frustration-free. Xfinity Home: Smart Security Made Simple. Xfinity Home combines advanced security and smart home automation in one easy-to-use platform. With flexible options for self or professional monitoring, it delivers peace of mind and control. Comcast Business: Technology Solutions for Businesses of Any Size
Comcast Business delivers powerful, secure, and always-on connectivity tailored to meet the needs of businesses – whether small startups or growing enterprises. With fast, reliable Internet and advanced networking solutions like SD-WAN, cloud connectivity, and unified communications, Comcast Business helps organizations stay connected, protected, and ready to scale.
For businesses on the move, Comcast Business Mobile offers fast, dependable 5G, flexible data plans, and access to over 23 million WiFi hotspots nationwide. With features like 4K streaming, advanced spam call blocking, and twice-a-year phone upgrades, it’s a mobile solution designed to keep teams productive – wherever business takes them.
What It Means for the Farmington Community
Comcast’s commitment to communities goes beyond building the network and aims to increase economic mobility for the local community and its residents. That’s why Comcast created Internet Essentials, a broadband adoption program that offers eligible households low-cost, high-speed Internet and affordable computers.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, our businesses reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. We deliver world-class broadband, wireless, and video through Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky; produce, distribute, and stream leading entertainment, sports, and news through brands including NBC, Telemundo, Universal, Peacock, and Sky; and bring incredible theme parks and attractions to life through Universal Destinations & Experiences. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
Comcast Business, the nation's largest provider of connectivity to small businesses, today announced the nationwide availability of SecurityEdge⢠Preferred,
Enterprise-grade, AI-powered threat detection, embedded directly in the Comcast Business network, now available to small businesses nationwide
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast Business, the nation’s largest provider of connectivity to small businesses, today announced the nationwide availability of SecurityEdge™ Preferred, its most advanced, network-native cybersecurity solution for small businesses – and the most comprehensive cybersecurity solution for small businesses at the best price.
Because SecurityEdge Preferred is built directly into the Comcast Business network, security can be activated in minutes without deploying additional hardware, managing multiple vendors, or maintaining complex security tools. Rather than adding another layer on top of existing infrastructure, it lives inside the connectivity small businesses already rely on – intercepting threats at the network edge, the moment traffic enters or exits. It is an architectural advantage that network-native security can deliver, and other products cannot.
The numbers tell a consistent story. Comcast Business's own 2025 Cybersecurity Threat Report – drawn from 34.6 billion security events across its network – found the threat environment facing small businesses at its most active and most costly on record. Outside research confirms it: according to Cisco, 43 percent of all cyberattacks now target small businesses, and the Identity Theft Resource Center's 2024 Consumer and Business Impact Report found that financial losses from breaches have doubled in two years, with damages increasingly topping $500,000.
Yet most small businesses have no dedicated security staff, no interest in complex deployments, and no path to the enterprise-grade tools that larger organizations take for granted. SecurityEdge Preferred was designed to change that.
“Security shouldn't require an IT department to work,” said Christian Nascimento, Senior Vice President, Connectivity and Digital Customer Solutions, Comcast Business. “SecurityEdge Preferred is part of our broader commitment to simplifying how small businesses access and manage critical technology, bringing connectivity and cybersecurity together in an integrated experience they can depend on.”
Simple to Activate. Powerful by Design.
SecurityEdge Preferred monitors both incoming and outgoing traffic in real time, blocking malware, ransomware, phishing attempts, and botnets before they reach connected devices. AI-powered threat intelligence continuously identifies and adapts to emerging attack patterns. Advanced filtering blocks malicious IP addresses and restricts traffic from high-risk geographic regions. Application-level controls prevent unauthorized software from accessing the network. A live dashboard gives business owners real-time visibility into activity and threats, with customizable alerts.
The scale of the threat environment small businesses face is not hypothetical. In May 2026, for example, SecurityEdge Preferred blocked threats targeting small businesses at an average rate of more than 230 per second – malware, phishing attempts, botnet communications, and malicious traffic, intercepted at the network edge before reaching connected devices.
Activation takes minutes. No additional hardware is required beyond a Comcast Business Internet router, and no IT expertise is needed to get started or manage the solution on an ongoing basis. SecurityEdge Preferred is $40 per month for Comcast Business Internet customers with speeds below 1 Gbps, and $60 per month for Gig+ customers – with no per-seat licenses or annual subscription fees required. It is also available through Comcast Business’s Total Solutions Advantage plans and “Buy More, Save More” program, through which customers can save up to $30 per month when bundling eligible solutions.
“Our network is what makes this different,” Nascimento continued. “Security that’s embedded in the infrastructure – rather than layered on top of it – means we can stop threats closer to where they originate, at a scale most small businesses could never achieve on their own. That’s what we built this solution to do.”
SecurityEdge Preferred is available now to eligible small businesses across Comcast Business’s national footprint. The product completed a phased rollout that began with a limited beta in November 2025. For more information on SecurityEdge Preferred or to explore available plans and pricing, visit business.comcast.com/learn/internet/security-edge.
Most comprehensive security solution at the best price based on comparison of features and regular rates or comparable small business security offerings of AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Lumen.
About Comcast Business
Comcast Business offers leading global businesses the technology solutions and forward-thinking partnership they need. With a full suite of solutions including fast, reliable connectivity, secure networking solutions, and advanced cybersecurity and a range of managed service options, Comcast Business is ready to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes. Comcast Business has been recognized by leading analyst firms for its continued growth, innovation, and leadership, and is committed to partnering with customers to help them drive their businesses forward.
For more information, call 800-501-6000. Follow @ComcastBusiness on social media networks at http://business.comcast.com/social.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, our businesses reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. We deliver world-class broadband, wireless, and video through Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky; produce, distribute, and stream leading entertainment, sports, and news through brands including NBC, Telemundo, Universal, Peacock, and Sky; and bring incredible theme parks and attractions to life through Universal Destinations & Experiences. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
Versant Media Group is a Comcast spin-off trading at a deep value, with resilient cash flow from live news, sports, and digital assets. Despite linear TV decline, VSNT's diversified revenue streams—including Fandango, GolfNow, and content licensing—support a stable free cash flow profile. Capital returns are underway: $100M buybacks completed, another $100M authorized, and a $1.50 annualized dividend, enhancing per-share value.
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast named a 2026 VETS Indexes 5 Star Employer and Top Military Spouse Employer by U.S. Veterans Magazine, honoring support for military talent.
Comcast (CMCSA - Free Report) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.
Over the past month, shares of this cable provider have returned -4.8%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% change. During this period, the Zacks Cable Television industry, which Comcast falls in, has lost 4.8%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction?
Although media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.
Earnings Estimate RevisionsRather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company's earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings.
We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.
Comcast is expected to post earnings of $0.98 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -21.6%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -1.8%.
The consensus earnings estimate of $3.53 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of -18.1%. This estimate has changed -1.3% over the last 30 days.
For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $3.79 indicates a change of +7.3% from what Comcast is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -0.8%.
With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Comcast.
The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:
12 Month EPS
Projected Revenue GrowthEven though a company's earnings growth is arguably the best indicator of its financial health, nothing much happens if it cannot raise its revenues. It's almost impossible for a company to grow its earnings without growing its revenue for long periods. Therefore, knowing a company's potential revenue growth is crucial.
In the case of Comcast, the consensus sales estimate of $29.32 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of -3.3%. The $122.01 billion and $120.22 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of -1.4% and -1.5%, respectively.
Last Reported Results and Surprise HistoryComcast reported revenues of $31.46 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +5.3%. EPS of $0.79 for the same period compares with $1.09 a year ago.
Compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $30.6 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +2.8%. The EPS surprise was +8.22%.
The company beat consensus EPS estimates in each of the trailing four quarters. The company topped consensus revenue estimates each time over this period.
ValuationNo investment decision can be efficient without considering a stock's valuation. Whether a stock's current price rightly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects is an essential determinant of its future price performance.
Comparing the current value of a company's valuation multiples, such as its price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), to its own historical values helps ascertain whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, whereas comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of how reasonable its stock price is.
The Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an A is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.
Comcast is graded A on this front, indicating that it is trading at a discount to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.
Bottom LineThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Comcast. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
SummaryComcast is rated a buy due to its exceptionally low valuation, despite slow revenue growth and high debt.CMCSA's TTM GAAP PE ratio of 4.68 and 5.51% forward dividend yield present compelling value relative to sector peers.Growth remains challenging with cord cutting, broadband competition, and shrinking free cash flow, but mobile and theme parks offer potential upside.AI-driven cost savings and operational efficiencies could be a future catalyst, but execution remains uncertain amid persistent industry headwinds. JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images
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, /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS), today announced it is partnering with J.P. Morgan to provide access to the Cohen & Steers SICAV Short Duration Hybrid Credit & Income Fund for investors outside the United States across J.P. Morgan's global wealth management platform, offering their clients a cash alternative.
The Cohen & Steers SICAV Short Duration Hybrid Credit & Income Fund seeks to provide investors with high current income as the primary objective, and capital preservation as a secondary objective, through investments in global hybrid credit securities, while targeting a weighted average duration of less than three years. Hybrid credit securities offer investment opportunities with higher yields than similarly rated bonds. By targeting low duration securities, the Fund seeks to reduce portfolio interest-rate sensitivity.
Elaine Zaharis‑Nikas, Head of Fixed Income & Preferred Securities at Cohen & Steers, said: "Hybrid credit continues to stand out as a compelling source of high‑quality income, particularly for investors seeking resilience in a shifting rate environment. Our short‑duration approach is designed to help investors harvest attractive yields while mitigating interest‑rate sensitivity, and we are excited to bring this capability to more investors through our partnership with J.P. Morgan."
David Conway, Head of International Wholesale Distribution at Cohen & Steers, said:
"We are pleased to partner with one of the world's largest and most highly regarded banks and asset management organizations. As pioneers in hybrid credit strategies, today's announcement highlights the broader industry shift towards greater diversification within fixed income portfolio allocations."
About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including listed and private real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.
This is a marketing communication. Please refer to the prospectus of the Cohen & Steers SICAV and to the relevant KIID/KID before making any final investment decisions. These documents are available free of charge on the Cohen & Steers website.
About Cohen & Steers SICAV Funds. The Funds are sub-funds of Cohen & Steers SICAV, a Luxembourg-domiciled undertaking for collective investment in transferrable securities (UCITS). Shares of the Funds are only offered pursuant to the current prospectus and the sales of shares of the Funds may be restricted in certain jurisdictions. The Funds have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. The Funds are not registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940. Shares may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly in the United States or to U.S. persons, as more fully described in the Funds' prospectus. This document does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the United States. Please see the prospectus for additional information including important risk considerations, potential loss of capital, and details about fees and expenses. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Potential Risks: Investment risk including possible loss of entire amount invested. Increased credit risk due to subordination to all other types of corporate debt. Default risk because the issuer experiences a decline in its financial status. Contingent Convertible Securities ("CoCos") are typically subject to greater levels of credit and liquidity risk. Call risk can cause the sub-fund to invest in lower yielding securities. Increases in interest rates may cause process to fall. Foreign security risk due to currency fluctuations, lower liquidity, political and economic uncertainties and differences in accounting standards. Subject to liquidity risk.
, /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS) today announced that Amit Muni has been appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective June 8, 2026. Mr. Muni will lead the firm's financial operations, financial strategy and investor relations. He will join the firm's Executive Committee and report to Joseph Harvey, Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Muni succeeds Michael Donohue, who has been serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer since October 17, 2025. Mr. Donohue will remain Interim Chief Financial Officer until June 8, 2026, after which time he will continue in his role as Controller.
Joseph Harvey, Chief Executive Officer, said:
"Amit brings more than two decades of leadership across public markets, asset and wealth management, and capital markets, with a strong track record of driving strategic growth, executing M&A and financing initiatives, and engaging with the investor community. His experience will be valuable in advancing our strategy as we continue to expand our global real assets platform, grow in the wealth channel, build our private markets capabilities and deliver long-term value for shareholders.
I also want to recognize and thank Mike Donohue for his dedicated leadership as interim CFO, successfully managing and improving the finance department and helping lead Cohen & Steers through a return to organic growth while implementing growth initiatives."
Mr. Muni joins the firm from CI Financial Corp., where he served as Chief Financial Officer of the $550+ billion AUM Canadian-based wealth and asset management firm. Prior to joining CI Financial Corp. in 2021, he was Chief Financial Officer at WisdomTree, Inc. Mr. Muni's experience also includes senior finance and accounting roles at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Instinet Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers and National Securities Clearing Corporation.
About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including listed and private real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and other statements that Cohen & Steers may make may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which reflect the Company's current views with respect to, among other things, the Company's operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates" or the negative versions of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
, /PRNewswire/ -- This press release provides shareholders of Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (NYSE: UTF) (the "Fund") with information regarding the sources of the distribution to be paid on May 29, 2026 and cumulative distributions paid fiscal year-to-date.
In March 2015, the Fund implemented a managed distribution policy in accordance with exemptive relief issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The managed distribution policy seeks to deliver the Fund's long-term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per common share. The policy gives the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains throughout the year and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis to shareholders. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
The Fund's monthly distributions may include long-term capital gains, short-term capital gains, net investment income and/or return of capital for federal income tax purposes. Return of capital includes distributions paid by the Fund in excess of its net investment income and net realized capital gains and such excess is distributed from the Fund's assets. A return of capital is not taxable; rather, it reduces a shareholder's tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. In addition, distributions from the Fund's investments in MLPs are attributed to various sources, including net investment income and return of capital. The amount of monthly distributions may vary depending on a number of factors, including changes in portfolio and market conditions.
At the time of each monthly distribution, information will be posted to cohenandsteers.com and mailed to shareholders in a concurrent notice. However, this information may change at the end of the year because the final tax characteristics of the Fund's distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after the end of the calendar year. Final tax characteristics of all of the Fund's distributions will be provided on Form 1099-DIV, which is mailed after the close of the calendar year.
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year-to-date from the sources indicated. All amounts are expressed per common share.
DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES
May 2026
YEAR-TO-DATE (YTD)
May 31, 2026*
Source
Per Share Amount
% of Current Distribution
Per Share Amount
% of 2026 Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0.0531
32.18 %
$0.3780
47.55 %
Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains
$0.0047
2.85 %
$0.0499
6.28 %
Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains
$0.1041
63.09 %
$0.3640
45.79 %
Return of Capital (or other Capital Source)
$0.0031
1.88 %
$0.0031
0.38 %
Total Current Distribution
$0.1650
100.00 %
$0.7950
100.00 %
You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's managed distribution policy. The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with 'yield' or 'income'. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates, are likely to change over time, and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The amounts and sources of distributions year-to-date may be subject to additional adjustments.
*THE FUND WILL SEND YOU A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR THAT WILL TELL YOU HOW TO REPORT THESE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.
The Fund's Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2026 (January 1, 2026 through April 30, 2026) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return with the Fund's Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2026. In addition, the Fund's Average Annual Total Return for the five-year period ending April 30, 2026 is set forth below. Shareholders should note the relationship between the Average Annual Total Return with the Fund's Current Annualized Distribution Rate for 2026. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table is based on the Fund's net asset value per share (NAV). The Fund's NAV is calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding. While NAV performance may be indicative of the Fund's investment performance, it does not measure the value of a shareholder's individual investment in the Fund. The value of a shareholder's investment in the Fund is determined by the Fund's market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the Fund's shares in the open market.
Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:
Year-to-date January 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026
Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return1
16.71 %
Cumulative Distribution Rate2
2.72 %
Five-year period ending April 30, 2026
Average Annual Total Return3
9.64 %
Current Annualized Distribution Rate4
6.79 %
1.
Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund's NAV over the year-to-date time period including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
2.
Cumulative Distribution Rate for the Fund's current fiscal period (January 1, 2026 through May 31, 2026) measured on the dollar value of distributions in the year-to-date period as a percentage of the Fund's NAV as of April 30, 2026.
3.
Average Annual Total Return represents the compound average of the Annual NAV Total Returns of the Fund for the five-year period ending April 30, 2026. Annual NAV Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund's NAV over a year including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
4.
The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the current fiscal period's distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund's NAV as of April 30, 2026.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expense of the Fund carefully before investing. You can obtain the Fund's most recent periodic reports, when available, and other regulatory filings by contacting your financial advisor or visiting cohenandsteers.com. These reports and other filings can be found on the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR Database. You should read these reports and other filings carefully before investing.
Shareholders should not use the information provided here in preparing their tax returns. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year indicating how to report Fund distributions for federal income tax purposes.
About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including listed and private real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and other statements that Cohen & Steers may make may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which reflect the company's current views with respect to, among other things, its operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "approximately," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates," or the negative versions of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties.
Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
, /PRNewswire/ -- This press release provides shareholders of Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RFI) (the "Fund") with information regarding the sources of the distribution to be paid on May 29, 2026 and cumulative distributions paid fiscal year-to-date.
In December 2011, the Fund implemented a managed distribution policy in accordance with exemptive relief issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The managed distribution policy seeks to deliver the Fund's long-term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per common share. The policy gives the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains throughout the year and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis to shareholders. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
The Fund's monthly distributions may include long-term capital gains, short-term capital gains, net investment income and/or return of capital for federal income tax purposes. Return of capital includes distributions paid by the Fund in excess of its net investment income and net realized capital gains and such excess is distributed from the Fund's assets. A return of capital is not taxable; rather, it reduces a shareholder's tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. In addition, distributions from the Fund's investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) may later be characterized as capital gains and/or a return of capital, depending on the character of the dividends reported to the Fund after year-end by REITs held by the Fund. The amount of monthly distributions may vary depending on a number of factors, including changes in portfolio and market conditions.
At the time of each monthly distribution, information will be posted to cohenandsteers.com and mailed to shareholders in a concurrent notice. However, this information may change at the end of the year because the final tax characteristics of the Fund's distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after the end of the calendar year. Final tax characteristics of all of the Fund's distributions will be provided on Form 1099-DIV, which is mailed after the close of the calendar year.
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year-to-date from the sources indicated. All amounts are expressed per common share.
DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES
May 2026
YEAR-TO-DATE (YTD)
May 31, 2026*
Source
Per Share Amount
% of Current Distribution
Per Share Amount
% of 2026 Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0.0282
35.25 %
$0.1098
27.45 %
Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains
$0.0000
0.00 %
$0.0000
0.00 %
Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains
$0.0000
0.00 %
$0.0000
0.00 %
Return of Capital (or other Capital Source)
$0.0518
64.75 %
$0.2902
72.55 %
Total Current Distribution
$0.0800
100.00 %
$0.4000
100.00 %
You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's managed distribution policy. The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with 'yield' or 'income'. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates, are likely to change over time, and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The amounts and sources of distributions year-to-date may be subject to additional adjustments.
*THE FUND WILL SEND YOU A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR THAT WILL TELL YOU HOW TO REPORT THESE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.
The Fund's Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2026 (January 1, 2026 through April 30, 2026) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return with the Fund's Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2026. In addition, the Fund's Average Annual Total Return for the five-year period ending April 30, 2026 is set forth below. Shareholders should note the relationship between the Average Annual Total Return with the Fund's Current Annualized Distribution Rate for 2026. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table is based on the Fund's net asset value per share (NAV). The Fund's NAV is calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding. While NAV performance may be indicative of the Fund's investment performance, it does not measure the value of a shareholder's individual investment in the Fund. The value of a shareholder's investment in the Fund is determined by the Fund's market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the Fund's shares in the open market.
Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:
Year-to-date January 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026
Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return1
11.19 %
Cumulative Distribution Rate2
3.36 %
Five-year period ending April 30, 2026
Average Annual Total Return3
4.39 %
Current Annualized Distribution Rate4
8.06 %
1.
Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund's NAV over the year-to-date time period including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
2.
Cumulative Distribution Rate for the Fund's current fiscal period (January 1, 2026 through May 31, 2026) measured on the dollar value of distributions in the year-to-date period as a percentage of the Fund's NAV as of April 30, 2026.
3.
Average Annual Total Return represents the compound average of the Annual NAV Total Returns of the Fund for the five-year period ending April 30, 2026. Annual NAV Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund's NAV over a year including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
4.
The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the current fiscal period's distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund's NAV as of April 30, 2026.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expense of the Fund carefully before investing. You can obtain the Fund's most recent periodic reports, when available, and other regulatory filings by contacting your financial advisor or visiting cohenandsteers.com. These reports and other filings can be found on the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR Database. You should read these reports and other filings carefully before investing.
Shareholders should not use the information provided here in preparing their tax returns. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year indicating how to report Fund distributions for federal income tax purposes.
About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including listed and private real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and other statements that Cohen & Steers may make may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which reflect the company's current views with respect to, among other things, its operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "approximately," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates," or the negative versions of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties.
Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
, /PRNewswire/ -- This press release provides shareholders of Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RQI) (the "Fund") with information regarding the sources of the distribution to be paid on May 29, 2026 and cumulative distributions paid fiscal year-to-date.
In December 2012, the Fund implemented a managed distribution policy in accordance with exemptive relief issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The managed distribution policy seeks to deliver the Fund's long-term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per common share. The policy gives the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains throughout the year and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis to shareholders. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
The Fund's monthly distributions may include long-term capital gains, short-term capital gains, net investment income and/or return of capital for federal income tax purposes. Return of capital includes distributions paid by the Fund in excess of its net investment income and net realized capital gains and such excess is distributed from the Fund's assets. A return of capital is not taxable; rather, it reduces a shareholder's tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. In addition, distributions from the Fund's investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) may later be characterized as capital gains and/or a return of capital, depending on the character of the dividends reported to the Fund after year-end by REITs held by the Fund. The amount of monthly distributions may vary depending on a number of factors, including changes in portfolio and market conditions.
At the time of each monthly distribution, information will be posted to cohenandsteers.com and mailed to shareholders in a concurrent notice. However, this information may change at the end of the year because the final tax characteristics of the Fund's distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after the end of the calendar year. Final tax characteristics of all of the Fund's distributions will be provided on Form 1099-DIV, which is mailed after the close of the calendar year.
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year-to-date from the sources indicated. All amounts are expressed per common share.
DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES
May 2026
YEAR-TO-DATE (YTD)
May 31, 2026*
Source
Per Share
Amount
% of Current
Distribution
Per Share
Amount
% of 2026
Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0.0000
0.00 %
$0.0000
0.00 %
Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains
$0.0000
0.00 %
$0.0000
0.00 %
Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains
$0.0900
100.00 %
$0.4500
100.00 %
Return of Capital (or other Capital Source)
$0.0000
0.00 %
$0.0000
0.00 %
Total Current Distribution
$0.0900
100.00 %
$0.4500
100.00 %
You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's managed distribution policy. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates, are likely to change over time, and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The amounts and sources of distributions year-to-date may be subject to additional adjustments.
*THE FUND WILL SEND YOU A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR THAT WILL TELL YOU HOW TO REPORT THESE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.
The Fund's Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2026 (January 1, 2026 through April 30, 2026) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return with the Fund's Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2026. In addition, the Fund's Average Annual Total Return for the five-year period ending April 30, 2026 is set forth below. Shareholders should note the relationship between the Average Annual Total Return with the Fund's Current Annualized Distribution Rate for 2026. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table is based on the Fund's net asset value per share (NAV). The Fund's NAV is calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding. While NAV performance may be indicative of the Fund's investment performance, it does not measure the value of a shareholder's individual investment in the Fund. The value of a shareholder's investment in the Fund is determined by the Fund's market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the Fund's shares in the open market.
Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:
Year-to-date January 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026
Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return1
14.66 %
Cumulative Distribution Rate2
3.34 %
Five-year period ending April 30, 2026
Average Annual Total Return3
5.29 %
Current Annualized Distribution Rate4
8.01 %
1.
Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund's NAV over the year-to-date time period including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
2.
Cumulative Distribution Rate for the Fund's current fiscal period (January 1, 2026 through May 31, 2026) measured on the dollar value of distributions in the year-to-date period as a percentage of the Fund's NAV as of April 30, 2026.
3.
Average Annual Total Return represents the compound average of the Annual NAV Total Returns of the Fund for the five-year period ending April 30, 2026. Annual NAV Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund's NAV over a year including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
4.
The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the current fiscal period's distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund's NAV as of April 30, 2026.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expense of the Fund carefully before investing. You can obtain the Fund's most recent periodic reports, when available, and other regulatory filings by contacting your financial advisor or visiting cohenandsteers.com. These reports and other filings can be found on the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR Database. You should read these reports and other filings carefully before investing.
Shareholders should not use the information provided here in preparing their tax returns. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year indicating how to report Fund distributions for federal income tax purposes.
About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including listed and private real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and other statements that Cohen & Steers may make may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which reflect the company's current views with respect to, among other things, its operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "approximately," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates," or the negative versions of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties.
Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
, /PRNewswire/ -- This press release provides shareholders of Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: FOF) (the "Fund") with information regarding the sources of the distribution to be paid on May 29, 2026 and cumulative distributions paid fiscal year-to-date.
In December 2021, the Fund implemented a managed distribution policy in accordance with exemptive relief issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The managed distribution policy seeks to deliver the Fund's long-term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per common share. The policy gives the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains throughout the year and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis to shareholders. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
The Fund's monthly distributions may include long-term capital gains, short-term capital gains, net investment income and/or return of capital for federal income tax purposes. Return of capital includes distributions paid by the Fund in excess of its net investment income and net realized capital gains and such excess is distributed from the Fund's assets. A return of capital is not taxable; rather, it reduces a shareholder's tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. The amount of monthly distributions may vary depending on a number of factors, including changes in portfolio and market conditions.
At the time of each monthly distribution, information will be posted to cohenandsteers.com and mailed to shareholders in a concurrent notice. However, this information may change at the end of the year because the final tax characteristics of the Fund's distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after the end of the calendar year. Final tax characteristics of all of the Fund's distributions will be provided on Form 1099-DIV, which is mailed after the close of the calendar year.
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year-to-date from the sources indicated. All amounts are expressed per common share.
DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES
May 2026
YEAR-TO-DATE (YTD)
May 31, 2026*
Source
Per Share
Amount
% of Current
Distribution
Per Share
Amount
% of 2026
Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0.0334
38.39 %
$0.1978
45.47 %
Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains
$0.0000
0.00 %
$0.0000
0.00 %
Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains
$0.0536
61.61 %
$0.2372
54.53 %
Return of Capital (or other Capital Source)
$0.0000
0.00 %
$0.0000
0.00 %
Total Current Distribution
$0.0870
100.00 %
$0.4350
100.00 %
You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's managed distribution policy. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates, are likely to change over time, and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The amounts and sources of distributions year-to-date may be subject to additional adjustments.
*THE FUND WILL SEND YOU A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR THAT WILL TELL YOU HOW TO REPORT THESE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.
The Fund's Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2026 (January 1, 2026 through April 30, 2026) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return with the Fund's Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2026. In addition, the Fund's Average Annual Total Return for the five-year period ending April 30, 2026 is set forth below. Shareholders should note the relationship between the Average Annual Total Return with the Fund's Current Annualized Distribution Rate for 2026. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table is based on the Fund's net asset value per share (NAV). The Fund's NAV is calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding. While NAV performance may be indicative of the Fund's investment performance, it does not measure the value of a shareholder's individual investment in the Fund. The value of a shareholder's investment in the Fund is determined by the Fund's market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the Fund's shares in the open market.
Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:
Year-to-date January 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026
Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return1
6.22 %
Cumulative Distribution Rate2
3.18 %
Five-year period ending April 30, 2026
Average Annual Total Return3
8.80 %
Current Annualized Distribution Rate4
7.64 %
1.
Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund's NAV over the year-to-date time period including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
2.
Cumulative Distribution Rate for the Fund's current fiscal period (January 1, 2026 through May 31, 2026) measured on the dollar value of distributions in the year-to-date period as a percentage of the Fund's NAV as of April 30, 2026.
3.
Average Annual Total Return represents the compound average of the Annual NAV Total Returns of the Fund for the five-year period ending April 30, 2026. Annual NAV Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund's NAV over a year including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
4.
The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the current fiscal period's distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund's NAV as of April 30, 2026.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expense of the Fund carefully before investing. You can obtain the Fund's most recent periodic reports, when available, and other regulatory filings by contacting your financial advisor or visiting cohenandsteers.com. These reports and other filings can be found on the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR Database. You should read these reports and other filings carefully before investing.
Shareholders should not use the information provided here in preparing their tax returns. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year indicating how to report Fund distributions for federal income tax purposes.
About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including listed and private real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and other statements that Cohen & Steers may make may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which reflect the company's current views with respect to, among other things, its operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "approximately," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates," or the negative versions of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties.
Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
, /PRNewswire/ -- This press release provides shareholders of Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RNP) (the "Fund") with information regarding the sources of the distribution to be paid on May 29, 2026 and cumulative distributions paid fiscal year-to-date.
In December 2017, the Fund implemented a managed distribution policy in accordance with exemptive relief issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The managed distribution policy seeks to deliver the Fund's long-term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per common share. The policy gives the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains throughout the year and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis to shareholders. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
The Fund's monthly distributions may include long-term capital gains, short-term capital gains, net investment income and/or return of capital for federal income tax purposes. Return of capital includes distributions paid by the Fund in excess of its net investment income and net realized capital gains and such excess is distributed from the Fund's assets. A return of capital is not taxable; rather, it reduces a shareholder's tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. In addition, distributions from the Fund's investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) may later be characterized as capital gains and/or a return of capital, depending on the character of the dividends reported to the Fund after year-end by REITs held by the Fund. The amount of monthly distributions may vary depending on a number of factors, including changes in portfolio and market conditions.
At the time of each monthly distribution, information will be posted to cohenandsteers.com and mailed to shareholders in a concurrent notice. However, this information may change at the end of the year because the final tax characteristics of the Fund's distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after the end of the calendar year. Final tax characteristics of all of the Fund's distributions will be provided on Form 1099-DIV, which is mailed after the close of the calendar year.
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year-to-date from the sources indicated. All amounts are expressed per common share.
DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES
May 2026
YEAR-TO-DATE (YTD)
May 31, 2026*
Source
Per Share
Amount
% of Current
Distribution
Per Share
Amount
% of 2026
Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0.0528
38.82 %
$0.3170
46.62 %
Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains
$0.0000
0.00 %
$0.0386
5.68 %
Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains
$0.0732
53.82 %
$0.2346
34.50 %
Return of Capital (or other Capital Source)
$0.0100
7.36 %
$0.0898
13.20 %
Total Current Distribution
$0.1360
100.00 %
$0.6800
100.00 %
You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's managed distribution policy. The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with 'yield' or 'income'. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates, are likely to change over time, and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The amounts and sources of distributions year-to-date may be subject to additional adjustments.
*THE FUND WILL SEND YOU A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR THAT WILL TELL YOU HOW TO REPORT THESE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.
The Fund's Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2026 (January 1, 2026 through April 30, 2026) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return with the Fund's Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2026. In addition, the Fund's Average Annual Total Return for the five-year period ending April 30, 2026 is set forth below. Shareholders should note the relationship between the Average Annual Total Return with the Fund's Current Annualized Distribution Rate for 2026. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table is based on the Fund's net asset value per share (NAV). The Fund's NAV is calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding. While NAV performance may be indicative of the Fund's investment performance, it does not measure the value of a shareholder's individual investment in the Fund. The value of a shareholder's investment in the Fund is determined by the Fund's market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the Fund's shares in the open market.
Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:
Year-to-date January 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026
Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return1
9.61 %
Cumulative Distribution Rate2
3.09 %
Five-year period ending April 30, 2026
Average Annual Total Return3
5.02 %
Current Annualized Distribution Rate4
7.41 %
1.
Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund's NAV over the year-to-date time period including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
2.
Cumulative Distribution Rate for the Fund's current fiscal period (January 1, 2026 through May 31, 2026) measured on the dollar value of distributions in the year-to-date period as a percentage of the Fund's NAV as of April 30, 2026.
3.
Average Annual Total Return represents the compound average of the Annual NAV Total Returns of the Fund for the five-year period ending April 30, 2026. Annual NAV Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund's NAV over a year including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
4.
The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the current fiscal period's distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund's NAV as of April 30, 2026.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expense of the Fund carefully before investing. You can obtain the Fund's most recent periodic reports, when available, and other regulatory filings by contacting your financial advisor or visiting cohenandsteers.com. These reports and other filings can be found on the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR Database. You should read these reports and other filings carefully before investing.
Shareholders should not use the information provided here in preparing their tax returns. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year indicating how to report Fund distributions for federal income tax purposes.
About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including listed and private real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and other statements that Cohen & Steers may make may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which reflect the company's current views with respect to, among other things, its operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "approximately," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates," or the negative versions of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties.
Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
, /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS) today announced that three funds of the Cohen & Steers SICAV – the Global Listed Infrastructure Fund, the Global Real Estate Securities Fund, and the Diversified Real Assets Fund (the "funds") – have received approval under Section 65 of the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act (CISCA) from South Africa's Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA).
The Section 65 approval permits the funds to be marketed and distributed to eligible investors in South Africa, subject to applicable regulatory requirements.
Sean Cooney, Head of U.K. Wealth, said:
"We continue to see strong client interest from South African investors seeking broader diversification, inflation protection, and alternative sources of return within their global allocations. We are pleased to offer direct access to several of our key real asset strategies, helping investors build stronger, more resilient global portfolios."
David Conway, Head of International Wholesale Distribution, said:
"As a specialist in real assets, we are excited to register our fund offerings in South Africa. Over the past five years, we have grown our SICAV (UCITS) assets by more than 500%, with our funds now available across the UK, EMEA, and Asia. Expanding into South Africa represents a natural progression of our international strategic growth plan, further strengthening our client partnerships and increasing assets under management".
About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including listed and private real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.
Collective Investment Schemes in Securities (CIS) should be considered as medium to long-term investments. The value may go up as well as down and past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance. CISs are traded at the ruling price and can engage in scrip lending and borrowing. A schedule of fees, charges and maximum commissions is available on request from the Manager. A CIS may be closed to new investors in order for it to be managed more efficiently in accordance with its mandate. Performance has been calculated using net NAV to NAV numbers with income reinvested. There is no guarantee in respect of capital or returns in a portfolio. Representative Office: Prescient Management Company (RF) (Pty) Ltd is registered and approved under the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act (No.45 of 2002). For any additional information such as fund prices, fees, brochures, minimum disclosure documents and application forms please go to cohenandsteers.com.
This is a marketing communication. Please refer to the prospectus of the Cohen & Steers SICAV and to the relevant KIID/KID before making any final investment decisions. These documents are available free of charge on the Cohen & Steers website.
, /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers Income Opportunities REIT, Inc. ("CNSREIT") announced today its acquisition of Oracle Crossings, a 266,000‑square‑foot, grocery‑anchored open‑air shopping center located in the Oro Valley submarket of Tucson, Arizona. The acquisition was completed through CNSREIT's programmatic joint venture with Phillips Edison & Company (NASDAQ: PECO – "PECO"), a publicly traded owner and operator of grocery‑anchored U.S. shopping centers.
Oracle Crossings is 96% leased and anchored by Sprouts Farmers Market and HomeGoods. The center benefits from a highly visible location at the intersection of Oracle Road and Magee Road, which sees 66,000 vehicles per day. The center attracts more than 2.1 million annual visitors.
The property sits within Oro Valley, which is adjacent to Tucson's most affluent and fastest‑growing suburbs. The broader Tucson metro area has experienced 1.2% annual population growth and 3.7% annual median household income growth over the past three years—both above U.S. averages—supported by a diversified economic base including the University of Arizona, Raytheon, Davis‑Monthan Air Force Base, and Banner Health.
James S. Corl, Chief Executive Officer of CNSREIT and Head of the Private Real Estate Group at Cohen & Steers, said:
"Oracle Crossings is exactly the type of necessity‑anchored, high‑quality retail asset we seek to own in CNSREIT. Tenants demonstrate strong performance, and the property's location in one of Tucson's most affluent and supply‑constrained submarkets provides a compelling foundation for durable income and long‑term growth. Open‑air shopping centers continue to benefit from limited new supply, strong tenant balance sheets, and resilient consumer demand—conditions that we believe position Oracle Crossings as a highly attractive addition to our portfolio."
CNSREIT is acquiring high-quality properties that seek to generate attractive income potential alongside best-in-class operators and has a current focus on well-anchored, necessity-driven shopping centers. Open-air shopping centers are at their highest occupancy level of the past 16 years at 95.7%1, according to real estate analytics provider CoStar Group.
About CNSREIT. Cohen & Steers Income Opportunities REIT, Inc. is a perpetual-life, non-listed REIT formed to invest primarily in high quality, income-focused, stabilized properties within the United States. CNSREIT is externally managed by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., a subsidiary of Cohen & Steers, Inc.
About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including listed and private real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.
About Phillips Edison & Company.
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. ("PECO") is one of the nation's largest owners and operators of high-quality, grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers. Founded in 1991, PECO has generated strong results through its vertically-integrated operating platform and national footprint of well-occupied shopping centers. PECO's centers feature a mix of national and regional retailers providing necessity-based goods and services in fundamentally strong markets throughout the United States. PECO's top grocery anchors include Kroger, Publix, Albertsons and Ahold Delhaize. As of March 31, 2026, PECO managed 326 shopping centers, including 299 wholly-owned centers comprising 33.7 million square feet across 31 states and 27 shopping centers owned in three institutional joint ventures. PECO is focused on creating great omni-channel, grocery-anchored shopping experiences and improving communities, one neighborhood shopping center at a time. Learn more at www.phillipsedison.com.
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This press release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," "identified" or other similar words or the negatives thereof. These may include CNSREIT's financial projections and estimates and their underlying assumptions, statements about plans, objectives and expectations with respect to future operations, statements with respect to acquisitions, statements regarding future performance and statements regarding identified but not yet closed acquisitions. Such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and there are or may be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements. CNSREIT believes these factors also include but are not limited to those described under the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the prospectus, as amended and supplemented from time to time, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which is accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this document. Except as otherwise required by federal securities laws, CNSREIT undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
1 Source: CoStar
SOURCE Cohen & Steers Income Opportunities REIT, Inc.
Biotech Is Heating Up—These 2 Red-Hot Stocks Stand OutAxsome Therapeutics NASDAQ: AXSM executives said the company is preparing to launch Auvelity in Alzheimer’s disease agitation this month while continuing to expand the drug’s use in major depressive disorder and advance a broad central nervous system pipeline.
Speaking at a Jefferies fireside chat, Chief Operating Officer Mark Jacobson said Axsome now has three commercial products approved for four indications: Auvelity for major depressive disorder and Alzheimer’s disease agitation, Sunosi for excessive daytime sleepiness in narcolepsy or obstructive sleep apnea, and SYMBRAVO for the acute treatment of migraine in adults.
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5 medical stocks growing earnings by triple digitsJacobson said the company’s near-term commercial focus is the Alzheimer’s disease agitation launch for Auvelity, along with continued growth in major depressive disorder, Sunosi and SYMBRAVO. He said Axsome’s pipeline includes six product candidates across 10 indications in psychiatry and neurology.
Auvelity Launch Expands Into Alzheimer’s Disease Agitation Jacobson said the Alzheimer’s disease agitation launch is “on track” for this month. Because Auvelity is already available, he said the launch primarily involves completing training, initiating sales-force detailing and educational efforts, and deploying marketing materials.
Struggling Axsome Stock Could Bounce Back on Drug Trial SuccessAxsome recently raised its peak sales guidance for Auvelity to $8 billion. Chief Financial Officer Nick Pizzie said the estimate incorporates potential Medicare drug price negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act, which he said could affect Auvelity in 2031 or 2032.
Pizzie said Axsome’s current capital deployment is focused on driving top-line revenue growth, particularly through the sales force. He said the company has expanded its Auvelity team from roughly 300 representatives to about 630.
Jacobson highlighted Auvelity’s label in Alzheimer’s disease agitation, citing data showing separation from placebo beginning at week two in a parallel group trial and durable efficacy in a randomized withdrawal study. He said the label includes no boxed warning for the patient population and described the most common adverse reactions as dizziness and dyspepsia.
Jacobson said there are more than 20 million prescriptions written in the Alzheimer’s disease agitation setting, with more than 95% of current use off label. He said Axsome views Auvelity as a potential first-line therapy based on discussions with key opinion leaders and the product’s access position.
Management Points to Market Access and Sales Expansion In major depressive disorder, Jacobson said Auvelity’s current run rate is about $600 million. Pizzie said Axsome has achieved that with a relatively small historical field force, minimal mass-media direct-to-consumer advertising and improving market access.
Pizzie said Auvelity has 86% covered lives, with 56% first-line or first-switch coverage. He said Auvelity represented about 22 basis points of the total antidepressant market at the end of the first quarter, up more than 50% from the prior-year period. New-to-brand prescription share was about 30 to 32 basis points, which he called a leading indicator.
Pizzie also said approval in Alzheimer’s disease agitation opens long-term care facilities as a new commercial segment, including patients with depression in that setting. He said Axsome had previously avoided calling on long-term care facilities to reduce the risk of off-label promotion.
On gross-to-net pricing, Pizzie said the company started the first quarter in the low 50% range, improved from the mid-50% range a year earlier. He said Axsome ended the fourth quarter of 2025 in the upper 40% range and expects a similar improvement trajectory in 2026 versus 2025. For Alzheimer’s disease agitation, he said at least 80% of patients are expected to be covered by Medicare Part D, which could further improve gross-to-net.
Long-Term Care Seen as Important, but Potentially Gradual Jacobson said current Alzheimer’s disease agitation prescription trends are roughly 60% in community settings and 40% in long-term care, with primary care accounting for about 35% of prescriptions. Pizzie said 75% of Alzheimer’s disease agitation patients are expected not to require prior authorization, which he said is important for primary care adoption.
Management cautioned that long-term care adoption may not follow the same pattern as community prescribing. Jacobson said facilities often make product decisions across multiple stakeholders, including pharmacy, directors of nursing and prescribers, which can take time. He said Axsome typically expects meaningful impact from a sales force expansion one to two quarters after completion and expects to see impact in the second half of the year.
Pizzie said early signs from the field force expansion have been positive, with new-to-brand prescriptions rising almost 20% over recent weeks, from about 2,700 per week to roughly 3,200 per week.
Pipeline Updates Include Smoking Cessation, Sleep and Psychiatry Jacobson said Axsome plans to start a study of Auvelity’s development compound, AXS-05, in smoking cessation in the second quarter. He said the rationale includes unmet need, mechanistic relevance and supporting clinical and nonclinical evidence.
For solriamfetol, marketed as Sunosi, Jacobson said Axsome is pursuing four additional indications in active Phase 3 development:
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, with two Phase 3 trials in children and adolescents expected to start this quarter after a positive adult study. Major depressive disorder in patients with excessive sleepiness, with a study underway. Shift work disorder, with topline data expected next year. Binge eating disorder, with Phase 3 topline results expected later this year. For binge eating disorder, Jacobson said Axsome is looking for a positive study and would expect to run a second study before moving forward. For shift work disorder, he said the company expects only one positive study would be needed for a potential submission, based on FDA feedback that the indication is related to Sunosi’s currently approved indications.
Jacobson said Axsome has submitted a new drug application for AXS-12 in narcolepsy, specifically cataplexy in narcolepsy, and expects to announce the FDA’s acceptance decision this year. If approved, he said AXS-12 would be complementary to Sunosi and synergistic with Axsome’s existing sleep commercial infrastructure. Pizzie said adding AXS-12 to the existing sleep sales team would require little additional operating expense beyond limited marketing costs.
Jacobson also said Axsome continues to enroll a Phase 3 trial for AXS-14 and is conducting trial-enabling work and tech transfer for two newer candidates, AXS-17 for epilepsy and AXS-20 for schizophrenia.
About Axsome Therapeutics NASDAQ: AXSMAxsome Therapeutics, Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing novel therapies for central nervous system (CNS) disorders. The company focuses on small-molecule drugs designed to address unmet medical needs in areas such as depression, migraine, narcolepsy and fibromyalgia. Axsome employs a precision medicine approach, leveraging pharmacologic innovation to target underlying mechanisms of disease and improve patient outcomes.
Axsome's pipeline includes several late-stage and approved product candidates.
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HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / June 8, 2026 / CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNSP) ("CNS" or the "Company"), a biotechnology company focused on building a pipeline of innovative therapies addressing significant unmet medical needs, today announced that it participated in a Virtual Investor "What This Means" Segment.
Steve O'Loughlin, Chief Financial Officer of CNS Pharmaceuticals, discussed the Company's recently completed oversubscribed $22.5 million financing in the virtual segment, addressing the factors that enabled the successful capital raise following its strategic reset and acquisition-focused transformation. The conversation explored investor reception to the Company's evolving strategy, the significance of participation from leading healthcare-focused institutional investors and how the strengthened balance sheet enhances CNS Pharmaceuticals' ability to pursue potential transformational opportunities. Mr. O'Loughlin also discussed the importance of institutional support and the Company's long-term vision for creating shareholder value as it advances its next phase of growth.
The Virtual Investor "What This Means" segment is available for on-demand viewing here.
About CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CNS Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative therapies for serious diseases. With an experienced executive team and a focus on high-value therapeutic opportunities, the Company is working to build a differentiated portfolio of assets addressing significant unmet medical needs. CNS is committed to advancing novel treatments that have the potential to improve patient outcomes while creating long-term value for patients and shareholders.
For more information, please visit www.CNSPharma.com, and connect with the Company on X and LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this release include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's strategic transformation and pipeline development plans, the anticipated use of proceeds from the Company's recent $22.5 million financing, the Company's ability to identify and advance new therapeutic assets, expectations regarding the Company's ability to create long-term shareholder value, and key milestones related to the execution of the Company's strategy. These statements relate to future events, future expectations, plans and prospects. Although CNS believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, expectations may prove to have been materially different from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. CNS has attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including "believes," "estimates," "anticipates," "expects," "plans," "projects," "intends," "potential," "may," "could," "might," "will," "should," "approximately" or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including market and other conditions and those discussed under Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in CNS's most recently filed Form 10-K filed with the SEC and updated from time to time in its Form 10-Q filings and in its other public filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of its date. CNS undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release to reflect events or circumstances occurring after its date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.
Resources Investor Relations Journalists Agencies Client Login Send a Release News Products Contact , /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS) today reported preliminary assets under management of $99.5 billion as of May 31, 2026, a decrease of $645 million from assets under management of $100.1 billion at April 30, 2026. The decrease was due to market depreciation of $592 million and distributions of $154 million, partially offset by net inflows of $101 million.
Assets Under Management
(unaudited)
($ in millions)
AUM
Net
Market
AUM
By investment vehicle:
4/30/2026
Flows
App/(Dep)
Distributions
5/31/2026
Institutional Accounts:
Advisory
$22,918
($1)
($219)
-
$22,698
Subadvisory
15,938
(87)
(89)
(50)
15,712
Total Institutional Accounts
38,856
(88)
(308)
(50)
38,410
Open-end Funds
48,506
189
(191)
(48)
48,456
Closed-end Funds
12,738
-
(93)
(56)
12,589
Total AUM
$100,100
$101
($592)
($154)
$99,455
About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including listed and private real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.
, /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RQI) (the "Fund") announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the terms of the issuance of transferable rights ("Rights") to the holders of the Fund's common stock (par value $0.001 per share), as of the record date, June 18, 2026 (the "Record Date"). Holders of these Rights will be entitled to subscribe for additional shares of common stock (the "Offer"). The Offer to acquire additional shares of common stock will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, and this announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any of the Fund's securities.
Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (the "Advisor") believes that incremental investments in key sectors within listed and private real estate can potentially support the distribution rate and enhance portfolio performance for all common stockholders.
Mathew Kirschner, Portfolio Manager, U.S. Real Estate at Cohen & Steers, said:
"We believe listed and private real estate are attractively valued compared with stocks and bonds, reflecting the idea that real estate has repriced and is in the early stages of a new cycle. Powerful themes—a retail renaissance, digital transformation, and aging populations—are converging with limited supply to create compelling investment opportunities across real estate. This rights offering provides investors with the potential to capitalize on these opportunities."
A portion of the proceeds from the Offer may be allocated to investments in private commercial real estate but will typically not exceed 10% of the Fund's managed assets. Additionally, the Offer provides potential to invest in new opportunities without the need to sell existing portfolio positions, which may reduce taxable events for common stockholders. It also creates potential for increased liquidity and trading volume of the Fund's shares of common stock as well as providing common stockholders an opportunity to buy new common shares below market price. Importantly, the Advisor (and not the Fund) will pay all offering expenses, including the solicitation and dealer manager fees, in support of the Offer.
Certain key terms of the Offer are as follows:
Common stockholders on the Record Date ("Record Date Stockholders") will receive one transferable Right for each share of common stock owned. Three Rights are required to purchase one newly issued share of common stock at the Subscription Price (defined below). The Fund will not issue fractional shares, so Record Date Stockholders holding fewer than three Rights will be entitled to subscribe for one full share of common stock. The Subscription Price will be determined by the Fund upon the expiration of the Offer, which is currently expected to be July 15, 2026, unless the Fund extends the Offer (the "Expiration Date"). The Subscription Price will be based upon a formula equal to the higher of 92.5% of the average market price on Expiration Date and the four preceding trading days on the NYSE or 90% of the average of net asset value on Expiration Date and the four preceding trading days (the "Subscription Price"). Record Date Stockholders who fully exercise all Rights initially issued to them will be permitted to subscribe for additional shares of common stock that were not subscribed for by other Record Date Stockholders at the Subscription Price ("over-subscription privilege"). Investors who are not Record Date Stockholders, but who otherwise acquire Rights, are not entitled to subscribe for any additional shares of common stock. Over-subscription shares may only be acquired if there are unexercised Rights. If sufficient shares of common stock are not available to honor all over-subscription requests, unsubscribed shares of common stock will be allocated pro rata among those Record Date Stockholders who over-subscribe based on the number of shares of common stock they owned on the Record Date. The Rights are expected to trade "when issued" on the NYSE beginning on June 17, 2026, and the Fund's shares of common stock are expected to trade "ex-Rights" on the NYSE beginning on June 18, 2026. The Rights are expected to begin trading for normal settlement on the NYSE (NYSE: RQI RT) on or about June 22, 2026. The Offer is expected to expire at 5:00 PM Eastern Time on July 15, 2026, unless extended. The definitive terms of the Offer will be made through a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. The final terms of the Offer may be different from those set out above. All offering expenses, including sales commissions, will be borne by the Advisor and not the Fund or any of the Fund's common stockholders. The Fund expects to maintain its current distribution level following the Offer. The Fund has declared a monthly distribution of $0.090 per share of common stock payable on June 30, 2026, with a record date of June 9, 2026, and a monthly distribution of $0.090 per share of common stock payable on July 31, 2026, with a record date of July 6, 2026. Any shares of common stock issued as a result of the Offer will not be record date shares for the Fund's monthly distribution to be paid on June 30, 2026 or July 31, 2026, and will not be entitled to receive such distribution.
The Fund expects to mail subscription certificates evidencing the Rights and a copy of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus for the Offer to Record Date Stockholders within the United States shortly following the Record Date. Inquiries regarding the Offer should be directed to the Information Agent, Georgeson LLC at 888 812-7762.
Record Date Stockholders who hold shares of common stock through a broker, custodian or trust company can most likely act electronically and should contact such entity to understand their procedure to exercise or sell their Rights as each firm may have different procedures. Please review the offering materials carefully and ensure any decisions are made within the subscription period, and according to your broker's, custodian, or trust company's specific closing date, which may be earlier than Expiration Date.
Record Date Stockholders who do not hold shares of common stock through a broker, custodian, or trust company should forward their instructions to either exercise or sell their Rights by completing the subscription certificate and delivering it to the subscription agent for the Offer, together with their payment, at one of the locations indicated on the subscription certificate or in the prospectus supplement.
The information in this press release is not complete and is subject to change. This document is not an offer to sell any securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. This document is not an offering, which can only be made by a prospectus. Investors should consider the Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund's prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus will contain this and additional information about the Fund and additional information about the Offer and should be read carefully before investing. For further information regarding the Offer, or to obtain a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, when available, please contact the Fund's information agent:
Georgeson LLC
51 West 52nd Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10019
(888) 812-7762
About Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. The Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The primary investment objective of the Fund is to seek high current income through investment in real estate securities. The secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. Real estate securities include common stocks, preferred stocks and other equity and debt securities issued by real estate companies, including real estate investment trusts (REITs) and similar REIT-like entities.
About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including listed and private real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Singapore.
The Advisor is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cohen & Steers.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the laws of such state or jurisdiction.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain statements that may include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are "forward-looking statements." Although the Fund and the Advisor believe the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Fund's reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Other than as required by law, the Fund and the Advisor do not assume a duty to update any forward-looking statement.
Risks of Investing in Real Estate Securities.
The risks of investing in real estate securities are similar to those associated with direct investments in real estate, including falling property values due to increasing vacancies; declining rents resulting from economic, legal, political or technological developments; lack of liquidity; lack of availability of financing; limited diversification, sensitivity to certain economic factors such as interest rate changes and market recessions and changes in supply of or demand for similar properties in a given market. No representation or warranty is made as to the efficacy of any particular strategy or fund or the actual returns that may be achieved.
Risks of Investing in Closed-End Funds
Shares of many closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount from their asset value. Funds are subject to stock market risk, which is the risk that stock prices overall will decline over short or long periods, adversely affecting the value of an investment in a fund. The Offer may result in an immediate dilution of the net asset value per share of common stock for all existing common stockholders, including those who fully exercise their Rights.
, /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of the Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") announced today the monthly distributions for July, August and September 2026, as summarized in the charts below:
Ticker
Fund Name
Monthly Dividend
RQI
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc.
$0.090
The distribution will be made on the following schedule:
Month
Ex-Dividend/ Record Date
Payable Date
July
Jul. 6, 2026
Jul. 31, 2026
August
Aug. 11, 2026
Aug. 31, 2026
September
Sept. 8, 2026
Sept. 30, 2026
The Fund declared its monthly distribution pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan. The Fund implemented a managed distribution policy in accordance with exemptive relief issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The policy gives the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains throughout the year and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis to shareholders. Information can also be found on the Funds' website at cohenandsteers.com. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
Distributions of the Fund's investment in real estate investment trusts (REITs), master limited partnerships (MLPs) and/or closed-end funds (CEFs), if any, may later be characterized as capital gains and/or a return of capital, depending on the character of the dividends reported to the Fund after year-end by the REITs, MLPs and CEFs held by the Fund.
The Fund's distributions may include net investment income, long-term capital gains, short-term capital gains and/or return of capital. Under the plan, prior to the payment date of the distribution every month, the Fund will issue a press release and a notice containing information about the amount and sources of the distribution and other related information to shareholders of record on the record date. Please note that the notice is not provided for tax reporting purposes but for informational purposes only. Information can also be found on the Fund's website at cohenandsteers.com.
Shareholders should not use the information provided in preparing their tax returns. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year indicating how to report Fund distributions for federal income tax purposes.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expense of a fund carefully before investing. You can obtain the Fund's most recent periodic reports, when available, and other regulatory filings by contacting your financial advisor or visiting cohenandsteers.com. These reports and other filings can be found on the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR Database. You should read these reports and other filings carefully before investing.
About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including listed and private real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and other statements that Cohen & Steers may make may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which reflect the company's current views with respect to, among other things, its operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "approximately," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates," or the negative versions of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties.
Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
June 11, 2026 07:00 ET | Source: Relmada Therapeutics
Dr. Quirk brings more than 20 years of neuroscience drug discovery and development experience to lead Relmada’s sepranolone program, building on his tenure as Chief Scientific Officer at Sage Therapeutics. CORAL GABLES, Fla., June 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: RLMD, “Relmada” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing innovative therapies for oncology and central nervous system disorders, today announced the appointment of Michael Quirk, PhD, as Senior Advisor – Sepranolone Program. Dr. Quirk’s deep expertise in CNS translational science, neuroactive steroid biology, and clinical development will be instrumental in advancing sepranolone, Relmada’s GABAA receptor modulator program targeting Prader-Willi Syndrome and other CNS indications.
“We are very pleased to welcome Mike to the Relmada team. His distinguished career in CNS drug discovery and development, including his leadership of research and scientific strategy at Sage Therapeutics, gives him a unique and highly relevant perspective on neuroactive steroid biology that we believe will be invaluable to the sepranolone program,” said Sergio Traversa, Chief Executive Officer of Relmada Therapeutics.
“Sepranolone's mechanism of action – selectively antagonizing the effects of allopregnanolone at GABA-A receptors without broadly disrupting GABAergic signaling – represents a precise and elegant approach to modulating neural circuits that are dysregulated in compulsivity-related disorders like Prader-Willi syndrome,” said Dr. Quirk, Senior Advisor – Sepranolone Program. “I believe sepranolone has the potential to be a genuinely differentiated medicine for patients who currently have very limited options. I am excited to join the Relmada team and contribute to advancing this program toward clinical proof-of-concept.”
About Michael Quirk, PhD
Michael Quirk is a trained neurophysiologist and translational scientist with 20 years of diverse biopharmaceutical industry experience. Most recently, Mike served as Chief Scientific Officer and interim Head of R&D at Sage Therapeutics (Sage) where he worked on the first medicines approved for the treatment of Postpartum Depression and helped to build a portfolio targeting a range of brain health conditions with a specific interest in indications at the intersection of neuroscience and women’s health.
Prior to joining Sage in 2014, Mike was a Director within the Neuroscience Innovative Medicine group at AstraZeneca working on a variety of programs within psychiatry and neurology.
Mike holds both an S.B. degree in Cognitive Science and a Ph.D. in Systems Neuroscience from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and completed his post-doctoral training at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York studying neural mechanisms of decision-making and goal-directed behavior.
About Sepranolone and GABA Modulation
Sepranolone, a synthetic isoallopregnanolone, selectively modulates GABAA receptors by antagonizing allopregnanolone (ALLO), without disrupting GABA signaling. It targets disorders linked to excess GABAergic activity such as Prader-Willi syndrome, Tourette syndrome, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). More than 335 patients have been treated with sepranolone in clinical trials to date, with an excellent safety profile.
About Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
PWS is a rare genetic disorder caused by chromosomal deletions on chromosome 15, leading to neurodevelopmental and behavioral complications. Global prevalence is estimated to be 350,000-400,000 patients. Current treatments address symptoms but do not modify the underlying neurobehavioral pathology.
About Relmada Therapeutics, Inc.
Relmada Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing transformative therapies for oncology and central nervous system conditions. Its lead candidates, NDV-01 and sepranolone, are advancing through mid-stage clinical development with the potential to address significant unmet needs.
For more information, visit www.relmada.com
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ADI reported second-quarter revenue of $3.62 billion, up 37% from a year earlier and above the analyst consensus estimate of $3.51 billion. Adjusted earnings came in at $3.09 per share, topping Wall Street estimates of $2.90 per share.
For the fiscal third quarter, ADI forecast revenue of $3.80 billion to $4.00 billion, above analyst estimates of $3.62 billion. The company also projected adjusted earnings of $3.15 to $3.45 per share, ahead of the Street consensus estimate of $3.00 per share.
Analog Devices shares fell 3% to trade at $386.28 on Thursday.
These analysts made changes to their price targets on Analog Devices following earnings announcement.
Considering buying ADI stock? Here’s what analysts think:
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Key Takeaways Analog Devices posted 30% revenue growth, driven by AI infrastructure and data center demand.TXN's data center revenues surged 90% year over year in first-quarter 2026.Texas Instruments' manufacturing scale and power solutions strengthen its AI data center position. Analog Devices (ADI - Free Report) and Texas Instruments (TXN - Free Report) are two prominent players in the AI semiconductor space, offering solutions that are crucial for AI data centers and high performance computing. Both companies have been key beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, which has driven strong demand for its analog and embedded chips used across data centers, industrial customers and automotive markets.
As the demand for analog and embedded chips supporting AI and high-performance computing is likely to remain strong, ADI and TXN are well-positioned to capitalize on this opportunity. However, from an investment point of view, one stock offers a more favorable outlook than the other right now. Let’s break down their fundamentals, growth prospects, market challenges and valuation to determine which stock offers a more compelling investment case.
The Case for ADI StockAnalog Devices started fiscal 2026 with strong momentum, posting revenues of $3.16 billion, up 30% year over year, and delivering growth across all end markets. Industrial and communications led the quarter as AI infrastructure, data center buildouts and cyclical improvement continued to support demand.
ADI’s industrial revenues rose 38% year over year, communications climbed 63%, consumer increased 27% and automotive advanced 8%. The strength in automated test equipment and data center applications is driving ADI’s top line. while electro-optical interfaces, precision power management, protection and monitoring continued to benefit from the shift from 800G toward 1.6T networks.
ADI’s data center business has been growing in double digits year over year for the past four quarters. The company expects AI-driven advancements, including the development of more capable and content-rich humanoid robots, to create significant long-term growth opportunities and further strengthen ADI’s position in the robotics market.
Adoption of higher-voltage architectures, mainly 48V and 54V, and vertical power is expanding its serviceable market, while DC power control and multiphase controllers enable efficient GPU and CPU power regulation. Optical connectivity is another tailwind as AI networking shifts toward optical circuit switching. ADI’s precision control and monitoring solutions help improve bandwidth density and reduce cost per bit.
For the second quarter of fiscal 2026, ADI expects revenues of $3.5 billion (+/- $100 million) and adjusted EPS of $2.88. The consensus estimate for earnings is pegged at $2.96 per share, indicating year-over year growth of 44.4%. Estimates for second-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings have remained unchanged for the past 60 days.
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The Case for TXN StockTexas Instruments is seeing rising momentum in the data center market, which has become an important growth driver for the company. During its first-quarter earnings call, management stated that revenue growth was led by industrial and data center demand. This is a positive sign because data centers are expanding rapidly as cloud computing, AI and enterprise workloads continue to grow.
Texas Instruments does not compete directly in high-end AI graphics processors. Instead, it supplies analog and embedded chips that are essential for data center infrastructure. These chips help manage power delivery, battery backup systems, cooling equipment, motor controls, signal conversion and server connectivity. As modern data centers become larger and more power-intensive, the need for efficient power management solutions increases.
In 2025, Texas Instruments’ data center business reached an annual run rate of about $1.2 billion, growing more than 50% year over year. In the first quarter of 2026, revenues from the data center end market surged 90% year over year and 25% sequentially. As cloud and AI workloads continue to rise, Texas Instruments’ strong portfolio and manufacturing scale position it well to benefit from sustained demand for efficient, high-performance power solutions in data center infrastructure.
TXN calls for second-quarter 2026 revenues in the range of $5.00-$5.40 billion. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $5.22 billion, indicating year-over year growth of 17.4%. The company expects earnings per share between $1.77 and $2.05. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at $1.92, indicating year-over year growth of 36%. Estimates for second-quarter 2026 earnings have been revised upward in the past 30 days.
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Stock Price Performance and Valuation of ADI & TXNYear to date, TXN shares have gained 75.7% compared with the surge of 46.8% in ADI shares.
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ADI is trading at a forward sales multiple of 13.31X, above its median of 10.48X over the past year. TXN’s forward sales multiple sits at 12.90X, significantly above its median of 9.17X over the past year.
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Conclusion: ADI vs. TXNWhile both Analog Devices and Texas Instruments are benefiting from the AI-driven expansion in data centers, industrial automation and high-performance computing, TXN currently appears to be the better investment choice. Texas Instruments is demonstrating stronger momentum in AI infrastructure-related demand, particularly in data centers, where revenues surged 90% year over year in the first quarter of 2026. TXN also benefits from its unmatched manufacturing scale and internal production capabilities, which provide better supply chain control, cost efficiencies and long-term margin advantages. Given these factors, we suggest TXN to be a better buy than ADI right now.
While TXN sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), ADI carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
, /PRNewswire/ -- Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) today announced that the Company's Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Richard Puccio, will discuss business topics and trends at the Bank of America Global Technology Conference, located in San Francisco, California on Tuesday, June 2, at 10:00 a.m. PST.
The webcast for the conference may be accessed live via the Investor Relations section of Analog Devices' website at Investor Relations. An archived replay will also be available following the webcast for at least 30 days.
About Analog Devices, Inc.
Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers. With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and X.
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On May 26, 2026, we present a DCF analysis for Analog Devices Inc (ADI), a company that has shown remarkable price performance over the past year, with a 90.2%
Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?
Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Analog Devices (ADI - Free Report) .
Analog Devices currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 1.44, on a scale of 1 to 5 (Strong Buy to Strong Sell), calculated based on the actual recommendations (Buy, Hold, Sell, etc.) made by 32 brokerage firms. An ABR of 1.44 approximates between Strong Buy and Buy.
Of the 32 recommendations that derive the current ABR, 23 are Strong Buy and four are Buy. Strong Buy and Buy respectively account for 71.9% and 12.5% of all recommendations.
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While the ABR calls for buying Analog Devices, it may not be wise to make an investment decision solely based on this information. Several studies have shown limited to no success of brokerage recommendations in guiding investors to pick stocks with the best price increase potential.
Do you wonder why? As a result of the vested interest of brokerage firms in a stock they cover, their analysts tend to rate it with a strong positive bias. According to our research, brokerage firms assign five "Strong Buy" recommendations for every "Strong Sell" recommendation.
In other words, their interests aren't always aligned with retail investors, rarely indicating where the price of a stock could actually be heading. Therefore, the best use of this information could be validating your own research or an indicator that has proven to be highly successful in predicting a stock's price movement.
With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, which classifies stocks into five groups, ranging from Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) to Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), is a reliable indicator of a stock's near-term price performance. So, validating the Zacks Rank with ABR could go a long way in making a profitable investment decision.
ABR Should Not Be Confused With Zacks RankIn spite of the fact that Zacks Rank and ABR both appear on a scale from 1 to 5, they are two completely different measures.
The ABR is calculated solely based on brokerage recommendations and is typically displayed with decimals (example: 1.28). In contrast, the Zacks Rank is a quantitative model allowing investors to harness the power of earnings estimate revisions. It is displayed in whole numbers -- 1 to 5.
Analysts employed by brokerage firms have been and continue to be overly optimistic with their recommendations. Since the ratings issued by these analysts are more favorable than their research would support because of the vested interest of their employers, they mislead investors far more often than they guide.
On the other hand, earnings estimate revisions are at the core of the Zacks Rank. And empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.
Furthermore, the different grades of the Zacks Rank are applied proportionately across all stocks for which brokerage analysts provide earnings estimates for the current year. In other words, at all times, this tool maintains a balance among the five ranks it assigns.
Another key difference between the ABR and Zacks Rank is freshness. The ABR is not necessarily up-to-date when you look at it. But, since brokerage analysts keep revising their earnings estimates to account for a company's changing business trends, and their actions get reflected in the Zacks Rank quickly enough, it is always timely in indicating future price movements.
Should You Invest in ADI?In terms of earnings estimate revisions for Analog Devices, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has increased 6.3% over the past month to $12.06.
Analysts' growing optimism over the company's earnings prospects, as indicated by strong agreement among them in revising EPS estimates higher, could be a legitimate reason for the stock to soar in the near term.
The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) for Analog Devices. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>
Therefore, the Buy-equivalent ABR for Analog Devices may serve as a useful guide for investors.
Key Takeaways ADI posted record revenues and earnings, fueled by AI-driven growth in data center demand.ADI's communications revenues jumped 79% as data centers made up more than 75% of the segment.ADI is expanding AI power capabilities through its Empower Semiconductor acquisition. Analog Devices (ADI - Free Report) is benefiting from AI-related demand with revenues reaching a record $3.62 billion, up 37% year over year, and earnings rose to a record $3.09. The growth was supported by record demand and disciplined execution with year-over-year growth across all end markets, led by Industrial and Communications.
ADI’s Communications revenues were up 79% year over year, where the data center business accounted for more than 75% of that segment. Data center revenues grew more than 90% year over year, driven by both optical and power portfolios, which suggests ADI is benefiting from the full stack of AI infrastructure needs rather than a single product category.
Management said the business is on a steep growth trajectory and that confidence in continued growth into fiscal 2027 is increasing. As AI systems are pushing higher power density, faster data movement, and greater system complexity, ADI’s analog, mixed-signal, power and optical offerings are getting a boost.
ADI’s hybrid manufacturing model, supply-chain flexibility and long R&D cycle are helping it capture this demand surge. Given these factors, ADI is able to improve profitability. ADI’s gross margin expanded to 73% on an adjusted basis, expanding 360 basis points (bps) year over year, while adjusted operating margin reached 49%, expanding 780 bps.
ADI is also widening its AI power platform through the acquisition of Empower Semiconductor. Empower Semiconductor’s integrated voltage regulator and silicon capacitor technology as a way to reduce power footprint and improve response for volatile AI workloads, reinforcing ADI’s push from board-level power delivery toward chip-level power management.
How Competitors Fare Against ADIBroadcom (AVGO - Free Report) is a leader in the domain of custom silicon solutions for data centers. Broadcom’s advanced 3.5D XDSiP packaging platform is critical to ensure the performance and efficiency of custom AI XPUs. Broadcom’s Semiconductor segment, which accounts for its custom silicon solutions, has experienced massive growth in the past several quarters.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD - Free Report) is another established player in the custom silicon solutions and AI accelerator market. AMD offers semi-custom SoCs and Instinct Accelerators to power data centers. Moreover, Advanced Micro Devices’ reconfigurable Alveo Adaptable Accelerator Cards are critical for compute-intensive applications in data centers.
Seeing the growth of AI-data centers and allied networking required to run the AI workload, companies in this space, including Analog Devices, Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom, have sufficient growth opportunities.
ADI’s Price Performance, Valuation and EstimatesShares of ADI have gained 46.4% year to date compared with the Semiconductor - Analog and Mixed industry’s growth of 62.8%.
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From a valuation standpoint, ADI trades at a forward price-to-sales ratio of 12.68X, higher than the industry’s average of 10.69X.
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ADI’s fiscal 2026 and 2027 earnings implies year-over-year growth of 29.8% and 11.8%, respectively. The consensus estimate for fiscal 2026 and 2027 has been revised upward in the past seven days.
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ADI currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
