With a market cap of $12.8 billion, Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) is a leading U.S. telecommunications company that provides broadband internet, mobile, television, and voice services through its Spectrum brand. Serving residential customers and businesses, the company operates a fiber-powered network across the United States and offers bundled connectivity and entertainment packages.
The connectivity titan is expected to announce its fiscal Q3 2026 results on Friday, Nov. 6, before the market opens. Ahead of this event, analysts predict CHTR to report an EPS of $10.13, up 21.5% from the previous-year quarter's $8.34. However, it has failed to exceed Wall Street's bottom-line estimates in three of the past four quarters, and has exceeded them in only one.
For fiscal 2026, analysts forecast the cable provider to post an EPS of $42.92, a rise of 18.5% from $36.21 in fiscal 2025. Moreover, the company’s EPS is projected to increase 5.6% year over year to $45.32 in fiscal 2027.
CHTR stock has decreased 60.5% over the past 52 weeks, considerably lagging behind the S&P 500 Index's ($SPX) 16.2% gain and the State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF's (XLC) 3.3% dip over the same period.
Charter Communications has lagged behind the broader market over the past year as accelerating broadband subscriber losses, slowing mobile customer additions, and declining revenue per user have weighed on its growth outlook. In Q2 2026, the company lost 172,000 broadband customers, compared with 116,000 a year earlier, while total revenue fell 1.7% year over year. Broadband revenue per user also declined to $70.16, compounding concerns about the company’s ability to offset subscriber attrition through higher pricing. Weak results, analyst downgrades, and deteriorating technical momentum have added to the pressure, and the shares currently trade below their 50-day and 200-day moving averages.
On Sept. 18, Charter Communications fell 3% in afternoon trading as rising Treasury yields and higher borrowing costs heightened concerns about strained household budgets and weakening consumer spending. Deteriorating economic indicators and softer consumer expectations further fueled fears of slowing demand, weighing on the stock.
As a result, analysts' consensus view on CHTR stock is cautious, with a "Hold" rating. Out of 26 analysts covering the stock, seven give a "Strong Buy," 13 have a "Hold," and six give a "Strong Sell" rating. The average analyst price target for Charter Communications is $174.40, indicating a potential upside of 65.9% from the current price levels.
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