Charter Communications Inc CHTR
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Charter Communications Inc is a large-cap company in the Communication Services sector (Telecom Services), with a market value of $14.2B, based in the USA.
It employs about 91,900 people and has been listed since Nov 09, 1999.
Charter Communications, Inc. operates as a broadband connectivity company in the United States. The company offers subscription-based internet, mobile, video, and voice services; broadband connectivity services, including fixed internet, WiFi, and mobile; Spectrum internet products; advanced WiFi services; and in-home WiFi, which provides customers with high performance wireless routers and managed WiFi services to enhance their wireless internet experience.
Cheap or expensive? relatively cheap
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 2.8 versus 16.9 for the median of the Communication Services sector in our universe (14 companies) — relatively cheap.
Revenue is shrinking 2% versus the same quarter last year.
The average analyst price target is 175.11, 60% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 1% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- ⚠️ Net debt is 5.6× shareholders' equity — high leverage.
- • The stock is more volatile than average (beta 0.7) — big daily moves both ways.
- ⚠️ 39% of the float is sold short — part of the market is betting on a decline.
- • The stock is 62% below its one-year high.
- • More analysts rate it sell (6) than buy (5).
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 10 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Buys back its shares (14% fewer shares in a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 3.2% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLC -2.3%).
It set a new one-year low this week.
This week's news
- Communication services sector rises in Q3; Meta Platforms leads gains seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-03
- SpaceX’s Starlink Just Got More Powerful, and Cable Giants Comcast, Charter May Feel the Heat finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- National Advertising Division Finds Certain T-Mobile T-Fiber Claims Supported, Recommends Modification to Contract Claim finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- 62% Undervalued? Charter Communications (CHTR) As Edge AI Expansion Meets A Share Slide finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
- Is Charter (CHTR) Turning Its Edge AI Push Into a New Margin Story for Broadband? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-29
- Charter Communications Sees Higher Broadband Losses, Better Financial Trends, UBS Says finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-28
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.