The stock of Altice USA Inc (ATUS) has gone down by -5.12% for the week, with a -4.45% drop in the past month and a 3.27% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.59%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 6.12% for ATUS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.54% for ATUS stock, with a simple moving average of 14.85% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Altice USA Inc (NYSE: ATUS) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for ATUS is also noteworthy at 1.68. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 2 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ATUS is 231.20M, and at present, short sellers hold a 9.25% of that float. The average trading volume of ATUS on March 04, 2025 was 3.14M shares.
ATUS) stock’s latest price update
Altice USA Inc (NYSE: ATUS)’s stock price has decreased by -2.72 compared to its previous closing price of 2.76. However, the company has seen a -5.12% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-03-04 that Acquisition Accelerates Lightpath’s Entrance into the Phoenix Market with 133 Route Miles of Operating Network and In Place Construction Capabilities NEW YORK, March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Lightpath, an all fiber, infrastructure based connectivity provider revolutionizing how organizations connect to their digital destinations, announced the company has completed the acquisition of WANRack’s network assets and customers in the Phoenix metropolitan market. This acquisition adds 133 route miles of fiber, including diverse paths between the Goodyear data center ecosystem and metro Phoenix carrier hotel facilities, accelerating Lightpath’s service readiness and expansion in the region.
Analysts’ Opinion of ATUS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ATUS stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for ATUS by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for ATUS in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $3.50 based on the research report published on February 18, 2025 of the current year 2025.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ATUS reach a price target of $2, previously predicting the price at $4. The rating they have provided for ATUS stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on August 02nd, 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Sell” to ATUS, setting the target price at $2 in the report published on July 01st of the previous year.
ATUS Trading at -0.82% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ATUS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.09% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.12%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.59%, as shares sank -2.00% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.69% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ATUS fell by -4.77%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +23.62% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.81. In addition, Altice USA Inc saw 11.41% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ATUS starting from Next Alt S.a.r.l., who sale 805,230 shares at the price of $24.50 back on Dec 24 ’24. After this action, Next Alt S.a.r.l. now owns 5,846,652 shares of Altice USA Inc, valued at $19,728,135 using the latest closing price.
Next Alt S.a.r.l., the Director of Altice USA Inc, sale 805,230 shares at $24.50 during a trade that took place back on Dec 23 ’24, which means that Next Alt S.a.r.l. is holding 6,651,882 shares at $19,728,135 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ATUS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.55 for the gross margin
The net margin for Altice USA Inc stands at -0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.06.
Based on Altice USA Inc (ATUS), the company’s capital structure generated 1.02 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at -53.94. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.96.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.4 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 7.45. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.94. The receivables turnover for the company is 26.92for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.28. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.32.
Conclusion
In summary, Altice USA Inc (ATUS) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
