Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR)
Charter Communications, Inc.
Scored against other Communication Services stocks, not a fixed scale.
The quick read
Charter Communications reads as neutral right now, with no clear lean either way.
- What's working
- Its price looks reasonable for what the business earns, compared with other media and telecom companies.
- Worth watching
- It carries more debt, or less cash, than most other media and telecom companies.
Analyst price target
~12-month · 18 analystsPublished targets from Wall Street analysts (public data) — what analysts expect over roughly a year. This is not a StockGlow forecast and not a recommendation. Analyst targets are frequently wrong.
About Charter Communications, Inc.
Charter Communications, Inc. operates as a broadband connectivity company in the United States…
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Telecom Services
- Employees
- 91,900
- Headquarters
- Stamford, CT
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What’s behind the score
Valuation
P/E 2.9 — lower than 93% of Communication Services peers
P/B 0.8 — lower than 95% of Communication Services peers
P/S 0.3 — lower than 95% of Communication Services peers
EV/EBITDA 5.2 — lower than 79% of Communication Services peers
EV/Revenue 2.1 — lower than 79% of Communication Services peers
PEG 0.6 — lower than 75% of Communication Services peers
FCF yield 15.4% — higher than 89% of Communication Services peers
Profitability & quality
Gross margin 55.2% — higher than 32% of Communication Services peers
Operating margin 23.5% — higher than 58% of Communication Services peers
Net margin 9.1% — higher than 42% of Communication Services peers
ROE 27.2% — higher than 68% of Communication Services peers
ROA 5.3% — higher than 53% of Communication Services peers
Free cash flow is 45% of reported net income
Financial health
Debt/equity 4.4 — lower than 5% of Communication Services peers
Current ratio 0.36 — higher than 5% of Communication Services peers
Quick ratio 0.30 — higher than 5% of Communication Services peers
Cash/debt 0.01 — higher than 5% of Communication Services peers
Debt/EBITDA 4.43 — lower than 0% of Communication Services peers
Growth
Revenue growth -1.7% YoY — higher than 11% of Communication Services peers
Earnings growth 16.1% YoY — higher than 71% of Communication Services peers
Ownership & investor activity
Payout ratio 0.0% — typical for Communication Services peers
Net insider buying, +75.0% of insider shares
Institutions net sold, -19.3% of shares held
Insiders hold 3.1% of shares outstanding
41.5% of float sold short
Momentum
Below its 50- & 200-day averages
6% of the way from its 52-week low to high