Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) Sets New 52-Week Low Following Weak Earnings

Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR)’s share price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Saturday following a dissappointing earnings announcement. The stock traded as low as $178.00 and last traded at $180.13, with a volume of 13317343 shares. The stock had previously closed at $241.78.

The company reported $9.17 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $10.01 by ($0.84). The company had revenue of $13.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.56 billion. Charter Communications had a net margin of 9.10% and a return on equity of 24.63%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $8.42 EPS.

More Charter Communications News

Here are the key news stories impacting Charter Communications this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mobile growth, stronger advertising sales and ongoing buybacks provide some offsets to broadband weakness; bulls point to sustainable cash flow and a lower leverage profile. Seeking Alpha bullish note
• Positive Sentiment: Some sell‑side support remains: Benchmark lowered its target slightly but kept a Buy rating with a high upside target vs. the current share level. Benchmark target report
• Neutral Sentiment: Company released its full Q1 materials (press release, slide deck, earnings transcript) for investor review — useful for modeling but not market-moving by itself. Q1 press release / slide deck
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data appears anomalous (zero shares reported and NaN increase), so there’s no clear signal from short-position metrics at this time.
• Negative Sentiment: Q1 EPS missed consensus: $9.17 vs. ~$10.01 expected, a primary catalyst for the selloff. Zacks earnings summary
• Negative Sentiment: Broadband subscriber losses exceeded expectations as rivals ran aggressive promotions; this worsens revenue risk and renews competition concerns from fixed wireless and fiber providers. Reuters on broadband losses
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue down ~1% Y/Y to $13.6B and industry commentary highlights the result as a sector drag — contributing to the sharp intra‑day drop. WSJ revenue report
• Negative Sentiment: Kuehn Law announced an investor probe into possible officer/director breaches, which raises legal/exec‑risk overhang for shareholders. GlobeNewswire on law firm probe

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on CHTR shares. BNP Paribas Exane lowered their price target on Charter Communications from $160.00 to $150.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Charter Communications in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Williams Trading set a $437.00 price target on Charter Communications in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. New Street Research lowered their price target on Charter Communications from $479.00 to $328.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on Charter Communications from $265.00 to $240.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $334.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CHTR. Optimize Financial Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Charter Communications in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,557,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Charter Communications by 245.3% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 14,717 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,069,000 after buying an additional 10,455 shares during the last quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Charter Communications in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,651,000. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Charter Communications in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $5,260,000. Finally, CWM LLC grew its stake in shares of Charter Communications by 764.5% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 23,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,381,000 after buying an additional 20,512 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.76% of the company’s stock.

Charter Communications Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.65. The company has a market cap of $22.81 billion, a PE ratio of 4.96, a P/E/G ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $224.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $219.03.

About Charter Communications

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.