Charter Communications Investors Should Focus on This

By Emilio Sanchez • Wednesday, January 10 09:47 • Permanent Link

Join us for a quick overview of Charter Communications, a Cable Television company whose shares moved -0.2% today. Here are some facts about the stock that should help you see the bigger picture:

Charter Communications has moved 0.1% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 20.0%
CHTR has an average analyst rating of hold and is -19.62% away from its mean target price of $457.86 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $30.63
Charter Communications has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.0 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $37.19 and its forward P/E ratio is 9.9
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 4.91 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Charter Communications is part of the Telecommunications sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 23.78 and an average P/B of 3.46
CHTR has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 11.8% and gross profit margins of 0.4%
The company has a free cash flow of $3.06 Billion, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Charter Communications, Inc. operates as a broadband connectivity and cable operator company serving residential and commercial customers in the United States. The company offers subscription-based internet, video, and mobile and voice services; a suite of broadband connectivity services, including fixed internet, WiFi, and mobile; security suite that protects computers from viruses and spyware, and threats from malicious actors; in-home WiFi, which provides customers with high performance wireless routers and managed WiFi services to enhance their fixed wireless internet experience; out-of-home WiFi; and Spectrum WiFi services. The company also offers voice communications services using voice over internet protocol technology; and broadband communications solutions, such as internet access, data networking, fiber connectivity, video entertainment, and business telephone services to cellular towers and office buildings for business and carrier organizations. In addition, it provides mobile services; video programming, static IP and business WiFi, and e-mail and security services; sells local advertising across various platforms for networks, such as TBS, CNN, and ESPN; sells advertising inventory to local sports and news channels; and offers Audience App to create data-driven linear TV campaigns for local advertisers. Further, the company offers communications products and managed service solutions; data connectivity services to mobile and wireline carriers on a wholesale basis; and owns and operates regional sports and news networks. It serves approximately 32 million customers in 41 states. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

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