Charter Communications (CHTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Charter Communications, Inc. is a U.S.-based telecommunications and mass media company that provides broadband communications and video services to residential and business customers. Operating primarily under the Spectrum brand, the company offers high-speed internet, cable television, digital voice (phone) and wireless services, as well as managed and enterprise networking solutions for commercial customers. Charter’s service portfolio targets both consumer and business markets with bundled and standalone offerings designed to meet streaming, connectivity and communications needs.

The company’s consumer-facing products include Spectrum Internet, Spectrum TV and Spectrum Voice, while Spectrum Mobile provides wireless service through arrangements with national wireless carriers. For business customers, Charter offers Spectrum Business and Spectrum Enterprise services that encompass dedicated internet access, private networking, managed Wi-Fi, and other IT and telecom solutions. Charter also supplies advertising, programming distribution and related video services to content providers and advertisers.

Charter has grown its national footprint through organic expansion and significant acquisitions, most notably the 2016 acquisition of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, which substantially expanded its scale and subscriber base. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, and serves residential and commercial customers across numerous U.S. markets, focusing on extending high-capacity broadband infrastructure to support streaming, cloud services and business data requirements.

Charter’s operations are overseen by a senior executive team and a board of directors, and the company continues to invest in network upgrades, fiber deployment and customer service enhancements to support increased demand for high-speed connectivity. Its strategic priorities emphasize broadband growth, product bundling, and expanding business and mobile services within its service territory.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $141.77 to $146.82
• 50-Day Range: $143.06 to $244.69
• 52-Week Range: $141.76 to $437.06
• Volume: 3.94 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.77 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.59 billion
• P/E Ratio: 3.86
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $315.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Charter Communications Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Charter Communications scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 12th out of 276 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Charter Communications has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 6 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Charter Communications has a consensus price target of $315.67, representing about 120.7% upside from its current price of $143.06.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Charter Communications has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.86%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Charter Communications are expected to grow by 11.86% in the coming year, from $43.00 to $48.10 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Charter Communications is 3.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.36.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Charter Communications is 3.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.46.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Charter Communications has a PEG Ratio of 0.25. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Charter Communications has a P/B Ratio of 0.84. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

15.69% of the float of Charter Communications has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Charter Communications has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.34.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Charter Communications has recently increased by 6.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Charter Communications does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Charter Communications does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.96

News Sentiment

Charter Communications has a news sentiment score of 0.96. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Charter Communications this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

53 people have searched for CHTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 430% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Charter Communications to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of Charter Communications in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $1,767,822.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0100% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Charter Communications insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,767,822.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.10% of the stock of Charter Communications is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.76% of the stock of Charter Communications is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/24/2026
• Today: 5/13/2026
• MoffettNathanson's 2026 Media, Internet & Communications Conference: 5/14/2026
• J.P. Morgan 54th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference: 5/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/24/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: CABLE TV
• Sub-Industry: Cable & Satellite
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CHTR
• CIK: 1091667
• Web: www.charter.com
• Phone: (203) 905-7801
• Fax: 314-965-9745
• Employees: 91,900
• Year Founded: 1993

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Charter Communications: $315.67
• High Price Target: $510.00
• Low Price Target: $150.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +120.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $37.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 3.33
• P/E Growth: 0.25
• Net Income: $4.99 billion
• Net Margins: 9.03%
• Pretax Margin: 13.60%
• Return on Equity: 24.20%
• Return on Assets: 3.22%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.56
• Current Ratio: 0.40
• Quick Ratio: 0.40

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $54.77 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.32
• Cash Flow: $104.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.37
• Book Value: $171.32 per share
• Price / Book: 0.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 122,990,000
• Free Float: 121,632,000
• Market Cap: $17.59 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.76