Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ: CHTR)’s stock price has decreased by -2.90 compared to its previous closing price of 355.87. However, the company has seen a -8.69% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-10 that These top-ranked stocks of the S&P 500 index have gained in the index’s worst week since September. These stocks have more room to run.
Is It Worth Investing in Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ: CHTR) Right Now?
Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ: CHTR) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.82x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CHTR is 1.14. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 12 rating it as “hold,” and 2 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CHTR is 96.29M and currently, short sellers hold a 13.05% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CHTR on March 12, 2025 was 1.10M shares.
CHTR’s Market Performance
CHTR stock saw an increase of -8.69% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 0.53% and a quarterly increase of -14.27%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.72%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.16% for Charter Communications Inc (CHTR). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.05% for CHTR stock, with a simple moving average of 1.01% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CHTR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CHTR stocks, with KeyBanc Capital Markets repeating the rating for CHTR by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for CHTR in the upcoming period, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets is $500 based on the research report published on December 12, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Exane BNP Paribas, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CHTR reach a price target of $360. The rating they have provided for CHTR stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on November 26th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to CHTR, setting the target price at $450 in the report published on November 04th of the previous year.
CHTR Trading at -2.72% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CHTR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.79% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.16%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.72%, as shares sank -1.44% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.68% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CHTR fell by -8.60%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +27.58% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $363.93. In addition, Charter Communications Inc saw 0.81% 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 CHTR starting from Rutledge Thomas, who proposed sale 15,000 shares at the price of $400.00 back on Nov 14 ’24. After this action, Rutledge Thomas now owns shares of Charter Communications Inc, valued at $6,000,000 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CHTR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.24 for the present operating margin
- 0.55 for the gross margin
The net margin for Charter Communications Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 38.11, with 3.39 for asset returns.
Based on Charter Communications Inc (CHTR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.83 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 4.77. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.52.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 21.4 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.32. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.58. The receivables turnover for the company is 17.79for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.37. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.31.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Charter Communications Inc (CHTR) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
