Key Insights for Investing in Charter Communications (CHTR)

By Emilio Sanchez • Friday, January 31 10:11 • Permanent Link

Charter Communications logged a 5.6% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $355.58 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 1.0%. CHTR's trading volume is 686,570 compared to the stock's average volume of 1,214,544.

Charter Communications trades -12.13% away from its average analyst target price of $404.66 per share. The 23 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $261.0 to $525.0, and on average have given Charter Communications a rating of hold.

If you are considering an investment in CHTR, you'll want to know the following:

Charter Communications's current price is 60.3% above its Graham number of $221.87, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Charter Communications has moved 12.6% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 21.8%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 31.91, Charter Communications has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.1 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
CHTR has a forward P/E ratio of 9.9 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $35.78 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 3.59 compared to its sector average of 2.36
Charter Communications, Inc. operates as a broadband connectivity and cable operator company serving residential and commercial customers in the United States.
Based in Stamford, the company has 101,100 full time employees and a market cap of $50.47 Billion.

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