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Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst

COMM+2.76%

MOH-0.37%

CYH-4.48%

Source: NASDAQ.COM

Updated: Feb 26 2025

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Source: NASDAQ.COM

Performance of iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF: The iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF is underperforming, down approximately 1.5% in Wednesday afternoon trading.
Decline of Specific Stocks: Notable declines among its components include Community Health Systems, which fell by about 8.6%, and Molina Healthcare, which decreased by around 7.3%.

COMM

$19.36+Infinity%1D

Analyst Views on COMM

Wall Street analysts forecast COMM stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for COMM is 24.25 USD with a low forecast of 23.50 USD and a high forecast of 25.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

2 Analyst Rating

2 Buy

0 Hold

0 Sell

Moderate Buy

Current: 19.580

Low

23.50

Averages

24.25

High

25.00

Current: 19.580

Low

23.50

Averages

24.25

High

25.00

BofA

Tal Liani

Buy

maintain

$20

2025-11-11

Reason

BofA

Tal Liani

Price Target

$20

AI Analysis

2025-11-11

maintain

Buy

Reason

BofA analyst Tal Liani raised the firm's price target on CommScope to $23.50 from $20 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. CommScope is a much different story now following the sale of its Connectivity and Cable Solutions segment, says the analyst, who sees "a high likelihood" that management will continue to divest assets, de-facto breaking up the company to its pieces and serving as a catalyst for the stock and exposing its sum-of-the-parts valuation.

Northland

Outperform

maintain

$20 -> $25

2025-10-31

Reason

Northland

Price Target

$20 -> $25

2025-10-31

maintain

Outperform

Reason

Northland raised the firm's price target on CommScope to $25 from $20 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares following the company's better than expected Q3 report, which featured both "extremely strong" AI Data Center results in CCS and strong results at the remaining ANS and Ruckus segments.

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BofA

Tal Liani

Underperform

Buy

upgrade

$4 -> $20

2025-08-07

Reason

BofA

Tal Liani

Price Target

$4 -> $20

2025-08-07

upgrade

Underperform

Buy

Reason

BofA analyst Tal Liani upgraded CommScope to Buy from Underperform with a price target of $20, up from $4.

BofA

Tal Liani

Underperform -> Buy

upgrade

$4 -> $20

2025-08-07

Reason

BofA

Tal Liani

Price Target

$4 -> $20

2025-08-07

upgrade

Underperform -> Buy

Reason

As previously reported, BofA analyst Tal Liani upgraded CommScope (COMM) to Buy from Underperform with a price target of $20, up from $4, following its decision to sell CCS, its flagship segment, to Amphenol (APH). CommScope has been making progress with paying down debt over the past few quarters and the CCS sale is another step in the company's breakup, designed to eliminate the risk of default and expose the sum-of-parts value, the analyst tells investors. The firm arrives at its new price target assuming a "conservative" valuation on a pro-forma basis ex-CCS for the remaining Ruckus and ANS segments, the analyst says.

About COMM

Vistance Networks, Inc., formerly CommScope Holding Company, Inc. is a global provider of infrastructure solutions for communication, data center and entertainment networks. The Company's solutions for wired and wireless networks enable service providers, including cable, telephone and digital broadcast satellite operators and media programmers, to deliver media, voice, Internet Protocol (IP) data services and Wi-Fi to their subscribers and allow businesses to experience constant wireless and wired connectivity across complex and varied networking environments. RUCKUS segment develops networking solutions and provides wireless networks for enterprises and service providers. The Ruckus’s product offerings include indoor cellular solutions such as indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi. The Aurora Networks segment provides access network solutions. Its comprehensive, end-to-end product portfolio supports global service providers with hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) and broadband network products.

About the author

Emily J. Thompson

Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.