The stock of Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ: CHTR) has increased by 11.43 when compared to last closing price of 335.33.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 10.23% in its stock price over the last five trading days. benzinga.com reported 2025-04-25 that CHTR moves higher after an early reversal for a gain of 3.6% in the session
Is It Worth Investing in Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ: CHTR) Right Now?
Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ: CHTR) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 10.36x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.14. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for CHTR is 97.11M, and at present, short sellers hold a 11.59% of that float. On April 28, 2025, the average trading volume of CHTR was 1.33M shares.
CHTR’s Market Performance
The stock of Charter Communications Inc (CHTR) has seen a 10.23% increase in the past week, with a -2.89% drop in the past month, and a 1.65% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.40%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.81% for CHTR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 7.97% for CHTR’s stock, with a 5.97% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CHTR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CHTR stocks, with Exane BNP Paribas repeating the rating for CHTR by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for CHTR in the upcoming period, according to Exane BNP Paribas is $290 based on the research report published on April 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CHTR reach a price target of $425. The rating they have provided for CHTR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 14th, 2025.
KeyBanc Capital Markets gave a rating of “Overweight” to CHTR, setting the target price at $500 in the report published on December 12th of the previous year.
CHTR Trading at 4.70% 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 -10.02% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.81%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.40%, as shares sank -2.19% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.38% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CHTR rose by +10.23%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +27.13% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $346.06. In addition, Charter Communications Inc saw 9.01% 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
- 0.7 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 36.94, with 3.47 for asset returns.
Based on Charter Communications Inc (CHTR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.85 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 5.77. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.98.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 21.4 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.15. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.65. The receivables turnover for the company is 16.65for 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 0.36.
Conclusion
To sum up, Charter Communications Inc (CHTR) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
