Charter Communications (CHTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Charter Communications, Inc. is a telecommunications and media company that operates under the Spectrum brand. Its primary business is providing broadband internet, video, mobile, and voice services to residential customers across the United States. Charter also offers communications and managed services to businesses, including internet access, data networking, phone, video, and fiber-based connectivity solutions.

The company’s consumer offerings include high-speed internet, traditional and streaming-enabled television services, mobile wireless plans, and home phone services. Through Spectrum Networks, Charter also operates regional sports and news networks, while Spectrum Enterprise serves commercial, institutional, and government customers.

Charter was founded in 1993 and expanded significantly through its 2016 acquisitions of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. The company serves communities in dozens of U.S. states through its extensive cable and fiber-optic network. Chris Winfrey has served as Charter Communications’ president and chief executive officer since 2022.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $139.17 to $146.18
• 50-Day Range: $123.31 to $158.97
• 52-Week Range: $111.55 to $285.82
• Volume: 2.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.84 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: 3.79
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $226.88
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Charter Communications Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Charter Communications scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 19th out of 244 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: 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, 5 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Charter Communications has a consensus price target of $226.88, representing about 55.6% upside from its current price of $145.77.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Charter Communications has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.82%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Charter Communications are expected to grow by 4.82% in the coming year, from $42.72 to $44.78 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Charter Communications is 3.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.13.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Charter Communications is 3.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 23.97.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Charter Communications has a PEG Ratio of 0.30. 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 0.90. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.70% 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 4.79.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Charter Communications has recently decreased by 34.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving 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: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.02

News Sentiment

Charter Communications has a news sentiment score of 1.02. 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 0.70 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 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for CHTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 10% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Charter Communications to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -71% 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: 9/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2026
• 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: $226.88
• High Price Target: $437.00
• Low Price Target: $101.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +55.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $38.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3.79
• Forward P/E Ratio: 3.41
• P/E Growth: 0.3
• Net Income: $4.99 billion
• Net Margins: 9.05%
• Pretax Margin: 13.83%
• Return on Equity: 23.71%
• Return on Assets: 3.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.32
• Current Ratio: 0.36
• Quick Ratio: 0.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $54.77 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.32
• Cash Flow: $112.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.30
• Book Value: $162.04 per share
• Price / Book: 0.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 119,280,000
• Free Float: 117,965,000
• Market Cap: $17.39 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.69