Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR – Get Free Report) had its price objective boosted by analysts at Barclays from $300.00 to $315.00 in a research report issued on Monday, Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “underweight” rating on the stock. Barclays‘s price target would suggest a potential downside of 14.05% from the stock’s current price.
A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on CHTR. Bank of America upgraded shares of Charter Communications from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $385.00 to $450.00 in a research note on Monday. Wolfe Research lowered shares of Charter Communications from a “peer perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $300.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Monday, September 30th. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on shares of Charter Communications from $292.00 to $329.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, July 29th. Raymond James lowered shares of Charter Communications from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 29th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada initiated coverage on shares of Charter Communications in a report on Thursday, September 19th. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $345.00 target price on the stock. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $364.35.
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Charter Communications Price Performance
Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The company reported $8.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $8.55 by $0.27. The firm had revenue of $13.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.66 billion. Charter Communications had a net margin of 8.51% and a return on equity of 30.11%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $8.25 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Charter Communications will post 32.51 earnings per share for the current year.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Capital International Investors lifted its stake in Charter Communications by 53.6% in the first quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 10,558,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,068,661,000 after buying an additional 3,685,451 shares in the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Charter Communications by 6.1% in the second quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 3,023,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $903,932,000 after buying an additional 175,130 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Charter Communications by 10.9% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 712,550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $212,998,000 after buying an additional 69,959 shares in the last quarter. First Pacific Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Charter Communications by 2.0% in the second quarter. First Pacific Advisors LP now owns 612,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,144,000 after purchasing an additional 12,218 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Eagle Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Charter Communications by 172,425.2% in the second quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 348,501 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,188,000 after purchasing an additional 348,299 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.76% of the company’s stock.
About Charter Communications
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; Advanced WiFi services; Spectrum Security Shield; 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.
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