CHTR
Charter Communications, Inc.Communication ServicesTelecom ServicesValue
$148.54 · 15min delay
β 0.76A high-quality large-cap compounder trading at a discounted valuation. Frameworks sharply disagree on it.
52-wk low $146.0052-wk high $437.06
Mkt Cap
$20.97B
P/E
—
PEG
0.29
P/B
1.11
Dividend
—
ROE
27.5%
About the business
Charter Communications, Inc. operates as a broadband connectivity company in the United States. The company offers subscription-based internet, mobile, video, and voice services; broadband connectivity services, including fixed internet, WiFi, and mobile; Spectrum internet products; advanced WiFi services; and in-home WiFi, which provides customers with high performance wireless routers and managed WiFi services to enhance their wireless internet experience. It also offers wireline voice communications services using voice over internet protocol technology; Call Guard, an advanced caller ID and robocall blocking solution; video programming and video services, including access to an interactive programming guide with parental controls, video on demand and pay-per-view services; and broadband communications solutions, such as internet access, data networking, fiber connectivity, video entertainment, and business telephone services. In addition, the company provides advertising services on cable television networks, various streaming services, and advertising platforms for local, regional and national businesses. Further, it offers production and technical services for regional sports networks; owns and manages local news channels, including Spectrum News NY1® and Spectrum News SoCal; and delivers broadband connectivity solutions to apartments, single-family gated communities, off-campus student housing, senior residences, and RV parks. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
Who would buy CHTR?
Consensus 30/100 · Mixed · Investors are split.
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Endorses
· 3 frameworks- Fama / French· Pure Value Factor100/100
P/B < 1.5 1.11× clears "< 1.50×".
- AQR / Asness· Quality Factor86/100
ROE > 20% 27.5% clears "> 20.0%".
- Dividend Growth School· Dividend Income80/100
Payout Ratio < 70% 0.0% clears "< 70.0%".
Insider activity · Positive
3 insiders bought shares in the open market
Strength 95/100
Over the last ~6 months 3 different insiders made open-market purchases totalling $2.4M. Multi-insider open-market buying is one of the more durable positive signals because it reflects fresh-dollar conviction rather than vesting or diversification.
In Prism's context
Insider buying on a value name is the scenario where this signal matters most. Cheap, controversial stocks rely heavily on whether management and directors are voluntarily adding — fresh-dollar purchases here add meaningful support to the thesis.
| Insider | Role | Type | Date | Shares | Avg price | Value | Own |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAIR BALAN | Director | Open-market buy | Apr 28, 2026 | 1,000 | $175.46 | $175K | Direct |
| WINFREY CHRISTOPHER L | Chief Executive Officer | Open-market buy | Apr 28, 2026 | 6,936 | $172.23 | $1.19M | — |
| DAVIS WADE | Director | Open-market buy | Apr 28, 2026 | 5,728 | $173.72 | $995K | Direct |
| WARGO J. DAVID | Director | Award / grant | Apr 21, 2026 | 918 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| NEWHOUSE MICHAEL A | Director | Award / grant | Apr 21, 2026 | 918 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| PATTERSON MARTIN EDWARD | Director | Award / grant | Apr 21, 2026 | 918 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| SLASKI CAROLYN J. | Director | Award / grant | Apr 21, 2026 | 918 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| RAMOS MAURICIO | Director | Award / grant | Apr 21, 2026 | 918 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| NAIR BALAN | Director | Award / grant | Apr 21, 2026 | 1,407 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| ZINTERHOFER ERIC LOUIS | Director | Award / grant | Apr 21, 2026 | 2,019 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| RUTLEDGE THOMAS M | Divisional Officer | Award / grant | Apr 21, 2026 | 1,407 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| CONN W LANCE | Director | Award / grant | Apr 21, 2026 | 918 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| GOODMAN KIM C | Director | Award / grant | Apr 21, 2026 | 1,407 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| MIRON STEVEN A | Director | Award / grant | Apr 21, 2026 | 1,407 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| MARKLEY JOHN D JR | Director | Award / grant | Apr 21, 2026 | 918 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| DAVIS WADE | Director | Award / grant | Apr 21, 2026 | 918 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| RUTLEDGE THOMAS M | Divisional Officer | Option exercise | Apr 21, 2026 | 1,627,560 | $227.11 | $369.63M | Direct |
| HOWARD KEVIN D | Officer | Stock Gift at price 0.00 per share. | Mar 2, 2026 | 737 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| DAVIS WADE | Director | Award / grant | Jan 27, 2026 | 279 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| DIGERONIMO RICHARD J | Officer | Transaction | Jan 16, 2026 | 2,581 | — | — | Direct |
| FISCHER JESSICA M | Chief Financial Officer | Transaction | Jan 16, 2026 | 1,420 | — | — | Direct |
| RAY RICHARD ADAM | Officer | Transaction | Jan 16, 2026 | 774 | — | — | Direct |
| HOWARD KEVIN D | Officer | Option exercise | Jan 16, 2026 | 6,518 | $172.95 | $1.13M | Direct |
| WINFREY CHRISTOPHER L | Chief Executive Officer | Option exercise | Jan 15, 2026 | 24,064 | $183.87 | $4.42M | Direct |
Insider activity from Yahoo Finance (quoteSummary: insiderTransactions + netSharePurchaseActivity). Cached 6 hours. · Insiders hold 36.3% of shares outstanding.
Net 6M: +0 sh
Price history
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What this means: A notable drawdown — worth re-reading the framework verdicts below with the cheaper price in mind.
What would CHTR do to your portfolio?
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Risk metrics
Sharpe, Sortino, volatility, max drawdown, beta — before and after.
Sector concentration
How much this shifts your top sector weight and overall diversification.
Archetype tilt
Whether this leans your book more toward Quality, Value, Growth, Deep Value, Income, or Momentum.
CHTR is currently tagged:ValueWeak match (30/100)
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Sign in to run this simulationProbabilistic recommendation· rec-v1.0.0-2026-04
Charter Communications, Inc. · CHTR
CHTR: 51% estimated probability of outperforming over the next 12M window. 3 of 6 signal families mixed (low confidence). Strongest support: 68% below fair value. Main risk to monitor: D/E 4.60 (heavy).
Outperform prob.
51%
vs S&P 500 · 12M
Expected return
+2.3% → +26.3%
mid +14.3% / yr
Downside (p20)
-18.1%
stress -36.2%
Data quality
98/100
Excellent
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Backtested and similar-setup statistics may be affected by survivorship bias, look-ahead bias, overfitting, transaction costs, liquidity constraints, and data limitations. Probability estimates are anchored heuristics — not validated forecasts — until the walk-forward backtest pipeline is in place.
Prism Score
Composite 70/100. Strongest contribution from valuation; weakest from ownership. Risk patterns shaved 8 points off the composite.
Composite
70
/ 100
Deep valueval.
98/ 100
P/B 1.11× · FCF yield 11.5%
Margin of safetyval.
100/ 100
68% below fair value
Bull · base · bear scenarios
Three plausible paths over a 5-year horizon.
Indicative only. Probabilities are model-implied weights for stress-testing — not forecasts.
Bull
~25%$595.55
+32.0% / yr (5y)
Operating leverage kicks in or a new product line scales — margins inflect higher, growth steps up by 200–400 bps, and the multiple re-rates as the durability becomes obvious to a wider audience.
Drivers
- • Margin expands by 200–400 bps from 24%
- • Top-line accelerates 300–500 bps above current
- • Multiple re-rates one full turn higher
Base
~55%$458.11
+25.3% / yr (5y)
Business continues to compound at recent rates — 24% operating margin holds, -1% top-line growth persists, capital allocation stays disciplined. Multiple stays roughly where it is.
Global value comparison
Charter Communications, Inc. vs sector medians — GCC, MENA, and Global ex-US.
Sector: Communication Services. MENA-aware investors can sanity-check whether the US name is offering value relative to regional peers.
| Metric | CHTR | GCC median | MENA median | Global ex-US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | — | 14.2× | — | 13.5× |
| P/B | 1.11× | 2.10× | — | 2.00× |
| Dividend yield | — | 4.40% | — | 4.00% |
| ROE | 27.5% |
Earnings reaction explainer
CHTR missed materially — -11.5% below consensus.
Reported EPS $9.17 vs $10.36 expected — a material miss. The bar of the next two prints will be lower, but the multiple that was bid up to today's level usually does not survive an unexplained shortfall this size. Trailing operating margin: 23.9%.
- Quality investorsNegative
A material miss is incompatible with a quality-compounder narrative until proven otherwise. Two more prints needed before that label is restored.
- Growth investorsNegative
Multiple compression typically follows. The risk is not the miss itself, it's that consensus needs to re-rate forward estimates lower.
- Value investorsNegative
Even cheap stocks get cheaper after this kind of print — wait for capitulation rather than catching the falling knife.
News & events
Next earnings
Fri, Jul 24 · consensus EPS $10.36 · last actual $9.17
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Key Metrics at a Glance
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/A
PEG Ratio
0.29
P/B Ratio
1.11
EPS Growth
8.9%
Revenue Growth
-1.0%
Debt / Equity
4.60
Net Cash / Share
$-682.15
Return on Equity
27.5%
Gross Margin
55.3%
Operating Margin
23.9%
FCF / Share
$17.03
Current Ratio
0.40