Charter Communications (CHTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Charter Communications, Inc. is a telecommunications and broadband services company that operates under the Spectrum brand. The company provides internet access, video entertainment, mobile communications and voice services to residential customers, as well as connectivity, data networking, cloud, security and other communications solutions to businesses and government organizations.

Charter operates one of the largest broadband networks in the United States, serving customers across dozens of states. Its consumer offerings include high-speed broadband, traditional and streaming video services, Spectrum Mobile wireless plans and home telephone services. The company also sells advertising inventory through Spectrum Reach, its advertising sales business.

Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, Charter expanded significantly through its 2016 acquisitions of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. These transactions broadened its cable operations and customer base under the Spectrum brand. Chris Winfrey has served as Charter Communications’ president and chief executive officer since December 2022.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $101.59 to $106.16
• 50-Day Range: $102.18 to $158.97
• 52-Week Range: $101.11 to $254.11
• Volume: 2.05 million shs
• Average Volume: N/A
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $202.53
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Charter Communications Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Charter Communications scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 235 stocks in the communication services 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: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Charter Communications has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.91, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 7 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Charter Communications has a consensus price target of $202.53, representing about 93.0% upside from its current price of $104.93.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Charter Communications has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.75%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Charter Communications are expected to grow by 5.75% in the coming year, from $42.92 to $45.39 per share.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

14.78% 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 5.86.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Charter Communications has recently increased by 5.61%, 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: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.92

News Sentiment

Charter Communications has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 0.61 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Charter Communications this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

21 people have searched for CHTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Charter Communications to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Charter Communications insiders have not sold or bought any 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: 7/24/2026
• Today: 10/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Cable & Satellite
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CHTR
• CIK: 1091667
• Web: corporate.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: $202.53
• High Price Target: $437.00
• Low Price Target: $101.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +93.0%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.91
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: 117,965,000
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: N/A