How to buy Charter Communications (CHTR) stocks

Charter Communications is a telecom services business based in the US. Charter Communications shares (CHTR) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $351.50 – a decrease of 7.45% over the previous week. Charter Communications employs 101,100 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $54.9 billion.

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Charter Communications stock price (NASDAQ: CHTR)

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Charter Communications stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$351.50
52-week range	$236.08 - $415.27
50-day moving average more info button	$367.14
200-day moving average more info button	$319.74
Wall St. target price	$405.44
PE ratio more info button	11.2237
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$31.92

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Charter Communications price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $352.77 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-7.11%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-8.09%
3 months (2024-09-20)	6.77%
6 months (2024-06-21)	21.50%

1 year (2023-12-21)	-8.02%
2 years (2022-12-21)	9.78%
3 years (2021-12-21)	644.33
5 years (2019-12-20)	476.22

Is Charter Communications stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Charter Communications stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Charter Communications's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Charter Communications's P/E ratio

Charter Communications's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 11x. In other words, Charter Communications shares trade at around 11x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.

Charter Communications's PEG ratio

Charter Communications's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.349. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Charter Communications's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Charter Communications's EBITDA

Charter Communications's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $21.5 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Charter Communications's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Charter Communications financials

Revenue TTM	$54.9 billion
Operating margin TTM	24.34%
Gross profit TTM	$24.5 billion
Return on assets TTM	5.41%
Return on equity TTM	32.97%
Profit margin	8.52%
Book value	$99.15
Market Capitalization more info button	$50.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Charter Communications stock dividends

We're not expecting Charter Communications to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Charter Communications's stocks ever split?

Charter Communications's stocks were split on a 689:762 basis on 17 May 2016 . So if you had owned 762 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 689 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Charter Communications stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 10.6% higher stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Charter Communications stocks, which in turn could have impacted Charter Communications's stock price.

Charter Communications stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Charter Communications's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $236.08 up to $415.27. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Charter Communications's is 1.036. This would suggest that Charter Communications's stocks are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Charter Communications overview

Charter Communications, Inc. operates as a broadband connectivity and cable operator company serving residential and commercial customers in the United States. The company offers subscription-based internet, video, and mobile and voice services; a suite of broadband connectivity services, including fixed internet, WiFi, and mobile; Advanced WiFi services; Spectrum Security Shield; in-home WiFi, which provides customers with high performance wireless routers and managed WiFi services to enhance their fixed wireless internet experience; out-of-home WiFi; and Spectrum WiFi services. It also offers voice communications services using voice over internet protocol technology; and broadband communications solutions, such as internet access, data networking, fiber connectivity, video entertainment, and business telephone services to cellular towers and office buildings for business and carrier organizations. In addition, the company provides mobile services; video programming, static IP and business WiFi, voice, and e-mail and security services; sells local advertising across various platforms for networks, such as TBS, CNN, and ESPN; sells advertising inventory to local sports and news channels; and offers Audience App to create data-driven linear TV campaigns for local advertisers. Further, the company offers communications products and managed service solutions; data connectivity services to mobile and wireline carriers on a wholesale basis; and owns and operates regional sports networks and news channels. It serves approximately 32 million customers in 41 states.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Charter Communications is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 36.671% of Charter Communications stocks are held by insiders and 72.058% by institutions. How many people work for Charter Communications?
Latest data suggests 101,100 work at Charter Communications. When does the fiscal year end for Charter Communications?
Charter Communications's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Charter Communications based?
Charter Communications's address is: 400 Washington Blvd., Stamford, CT, United States, 06902 What is Charter Communications's ISIN number?
Charter Communications's international securities identification number is: US16119P1084 What is Charter Communications's CUSIP number?
Charter Communications's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 16119P108

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