Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR)Communication Services | Telecom Services | Stamford, United States | NasdaqGS
236.62 USD
+0.65
(0.275%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 237.00 +0.38 (0.161%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:08 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:26 p.m. EDT
CHTR looks like a 'bottom-fishing turned momentum' setup. While earnings show a fundamental deterioration (-9% earnings growth) and high debt make it risky, the price action combined with aggressive call positioning at $240-$250 suggests smart money is betting on a sharp rebound towards the $400 range targets. The 1.2% predicted move aligns with the $236 price, but the options flow is screaming for a faster, deeper move. Buy rallies here; it's a trade, not a 'forever hold' on this news cycle. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.189736 |
| AutoETS | 0.195889 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.200421 |
| AutoTheta | 0.203719 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 54% |
| H-stat | 0.72 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 3.06 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 482.329 |
| Revenue per Share | 405.267 |
| Market Cap | 29,963,556,864 |
| Trailing P/E | 6.54 |
| Forward P/E | 5.02 |
| Beta | 1.03 |
| Profit Margins | 9.11% |
| Website | https://corporate.charter.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:26 p.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant upside move, with heavy call volume and Open Interest concentration at strikes above $230-$250. April and June expirations show massive 'Iron Condor' style IV spikes (up to 269%) at deep OTM strikes ($155 puts, $155/$460 calls, $330 puts), indicating an expectation of a wide volatility expansion or gap up/downside, but the directional bias favors upside due to the heavy call flow at $250+. Meanwhile, the near-term puts market shows new volume flow at $195, suggesting a defined put barrier, but the sheer density of call OI at top targets points to a bullish momentum play.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.26613528 |
| Address1 | 400 Washington Blvd. |
| All Time High | 825.62 |
| All Time Low | 29.1 |
| Ask | 236.99 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.9 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,610,320 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,930,617 |
| Average Volume | 1,930,617 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,610,320 |
| Beta | 1.026 |
| Bid | 236.2 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 126.777 |
| City | Stamford |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 236.62 |
| Current Ratio | 0.387 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 241.5 |
| Day Low | 234.225 |
| Debt To Equity | 482.329 |
| Display Name | Charter Communications |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,033,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,033,800 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.024 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.091 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,033,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,033,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,033,800 |
| Ebitda | 22,058,000,384 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.40271 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 6.026 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.427 |
| Enterprise Value | 132,920,557,568 |
| Eps Current Year | 42.88643 |
| Eps Forward | 47.1675 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 36.2 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 225.6232 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 10.996796 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.04873965 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -26.613527 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 437.06 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -200.44 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.45860982 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 180.38 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 56.23999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.31178617 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 180.38 - 437.06 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,262,701,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 82,392,818 |
| Forward Eps | 47.1675 |
| Forward P E | 5.0165896 |
| Free Cashflow | 2,734,625,024 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 91,900 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.55309 |
| Gross Profits | 30,294,999,040 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.31763 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.73127997 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 126,631,550 |
| Industry | Telecom Services |
| Industry Disp | Telecom Services |
| Industry Key | telecom-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. |
| Long Name | Charter Communications, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 29,963,556,864 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_19609 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 4,986,999,808 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 29,491,799,311 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 15 |
| Open | 236.0 |
| Operating Cashflow | 16,076,999,680 |
| Operating Margins | 0.24741 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.39 |
| Phone | 203 905 7801 |
| Post Market Change | 0.38101196 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.16102272 |
| Post Market Price | 237.001 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,467,289 |
| Previous Close | 235.97 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 5.517363 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.8664268 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.54703975 |
| Profit Margins | 0.09105 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.312 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.89474 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.649994 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.275456 |
| Regular Market Day High | 241.5 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 234.225 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 234.225 - 241.5 |
| Regular Market Open | 236.0 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 235.97 |
| Regular Market Price | 236.62 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,500,004 |
| Return On Assets | 0.054840002 |
| Return On Equity | 0.28667998 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.023 |
| Revenue Per Share | 405.267 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 124,637,812 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1427 |
| Shares Short | 17,784,562 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 16,772,076 |
| Short Name | Charter Communications, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.35619998 |
| Short Ratio | 10.6 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CT |
| Symbol | CHTR |
| Target High Price | 455.0 |
| Target Low Price | 150.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 275.46667 |
| Target Median Price | 235.0 |
| Total Cash | 477,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.767 |
| Total Debt | 98,969,001,984 |
| Total Revenue | 54,774,001,664 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 36.2 |
| Trailing P E | 6.5364637 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.3912 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 246.0601 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -9.440109 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.038365055 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,500,004 |
| Website | https://corporate.charter.com |
| Zip | 6,902 |