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Charter Communications (CHTR): Assessing Valuation After a 5.6% One-Month Rebound and 40% Year-to-Date Decline

Simply Wall St·12/20/2025 23:22:44
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Charter Communications (CHTR) has quietly been grinding through a rough stretch, and recent trading action reflects that tension between modest business growth and a stock chart that still points firmly downward.

See our latest analysis for Charter Communications.

Despite a recent 1 month share price return of 5.6 percent, the stock is still nursing a steep year to date share price loss of more than 40 percent and a similarly weak 1 year total shareholder return. This suggests that sentiment has softened even as the underlying business inches forward.

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With modest revenue and profit growth but a share price still down sharply over one and five years, Charter now trades at a steep discount to analyst targets. This leaves investors to ask if this is a buying opportunity or if markets are already pricing in future growth.

Most Popular Narrative: 34.9% Undervalued

With Charter closing at $205 against a most popular narrative fair value near $315, the gap points to a sizable disconnect in expectations.

Charter Communications is rapidly increasing its Spectrum Mobile line growth, providing a strong contribution to EBITDA and expected revenue growth due to its market leading mobile connectivity. Charter is leveraging its fully converged network and expanding CBRS deployment to handle increasing broadband and handset data usage efficiently, which should reduce costs and improve margins.

Read the complete narrative.

Want to see what kind of margin lift and earnings trajectory this story is built on? The narrative leans on disciplined upgrades, bundling power and a surprisingly conservative future profit multiple. Curious how those moving parts add up to that fair value gap?

Result: Fair Value of $314.94 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, that upside case still leans on key assumptions, particularly that fiber competitors do not structurally erode broadband share and that high leverage remains manageable.

Find out about the key risks to this Charter Communications narrative.

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This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.