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. It 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, the company provides mobile services; video programming, static IP and business WiFi, voice, 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 networks and news channels. It serves approximately 32 million customers in 41 states. Charter Communications, Inc.was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Charter Communications демонстрирует значительные расхождения с отраслевыми средними показателями. Мультипликатор P/E составляет 5.31, что значительно ниже медианы, указывая на потенциальную недооцененность, однако падение этого показателя в динамике может свидетельствовать о снижении привлекательности. Debt-to-equity ratio в 4.89 значительно выше медианы, что указывает на высокую долговую нагрузку, создавая риски для устойчивости компании. Хотя ROE на уровне 25.55% значительно выше медианы, что является положительным знаком, другие показатели, такие как ROA и net profit margin, показывают слабую эффективность по сравнению с конкурентами. Выручка и чистая прибыль растут, однако низкие значения current ratio и quick ratio указывают на недостаточную ликвидность. В совокупности, несмотря на некоторые позитивные метрики, такие как EPS и EBITDA, высокие уровни долга и некоторые слабые показатели эффективности сказываются на общем восприятии компании, что приводит к необходимости пересмотра целевой цены.

Charter Communications, Inc.

In afternoon trading on Monday, Financial stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 2.0% loss. Within the sector, Franklin Resources Inc (Symbol: BEN) and Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Symbol: AJG) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 4.7% and 4.5%, respectively. Among financial ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLF), which is down 2.0% on the day, and down 9.51% year-to-date. Franklin Resources Inc, meanwhile, is up 4.71% year-to-date, and Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., is down 15.51% year-to-date. Combined, BEN and AJG make up approximately 0.9% of the underlying holdings of XLF.
The next worst performing sector is the Services sector, showing a 1.6% loss. Among large Services stocks, Expedia Group Inc (Symbol: EXPE) and Charter Communications Inc (Symbol: CHTR) are the most notable, showing a loss of 4.8% and 4.2%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Services stocks is the iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF (IYC), which is down 1.6% in midday trading, and down 3.60% on a year-to-date basis. Expedia Group Inc, meanwhile, is down 15.93% year-to-date, and Charter Communications Inc is up 6.53% year-to-date. EXPE makes up approximately 0.4% of the underlying holdings of IYC.
Comparing these stocks and ETFs on a trailing twelve month basis, below is a relative stock price performance chart, with each of the symbols shown in a different color as labeled in the legend at the bottom:
Here's a snapshot of how the S&P 500 components within the various sectors are faring in afternoon trading on Monday. As you can see, none of the sectors are up on the day, while nine sectors are down.
Technology & Communications
-0.5%
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Monday Sector Laggards: Financial, Services

Charter Communications CHTR shares have plunged 37.9% in a year, underperforming the Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector’s appreciation of 1.2%.
The company’s expanding portfolio is expected to boost prospects. On March 3, 2026, Spectrum Business, which is a unit of Charter Communications, expanded its technology services for California government agencies through the California Network and Telecommunications ("CALNET") contract. It has added Managed Network Services, which will help government IT teams manage and operate their computer networks more easily. With this service, Spectrum can handle complex network tasks, reducing the workload for government IT departments.
Spectrum Business is offering cloud-based communication tools with RingCentral. These tools allow employees to make calls, hold virtual meetings, send messages and collaborate online, which is useful for remote or distributed teams. In addition, Spectrum will provide fiber internet connections to the California Government Enterprise Network data center. This helps government agencies move and manage data faster and more securely, without needing to maintain their equipment.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, CHTR is launching services to improve customer experience. These include combining Wi-Fi7, 5G backup and battery backup to keep the internet working even during outages. The company is finishing a large rural broadband expansion that reaches 1.7 million new homes. It expects that 50% of its network will support symmetrical multi-gig speeds by 2026.
Charter Communications, Inc. Price and Consensus
CHTR’s Earnings Estimate Revision Shows Negative Trend
Charter Communications expects capital expenditure of $11.4 billion for 2026.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter 2026 net sales is pegged at $13.58 billion, indicating a year-over-year decrease of 1.16%. The consensus mark for the first-quarter earnings is pinned at $10.22 per share, down 1 cent over the past 30 days, indicating a year-over-year jump of 21.38%.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2026 net sales is pegged at $54.76 billion, indicating a year-over-year decrease of 0.03%. The consensus mark for the fiscal 2026 earnings is pinned at $43.77 per share, down 2 cents over the past 30 days, indicating a year-over-year jump of 20.8%.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Charter Communications currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Some better-ranked stocks in the broader Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector are Carter’s CRI, Expedia Group EXPE and Strategic Education STRA, which currently sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) each. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Long-term earnings growth rates for Carter’s, Expedia Group and Strategic Education are currently pegged at 2.2%, 19.6% and 15%, respectively. Shares of Carter’s and Strategic Education have declined 27.6% and 3%, respectively, while shares of Expedia Group have risen 31.2% over the past 12 months.
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Can Charter's Expanding Portfolio Help Its Stock Recover in 2026?

(RTTNews) - Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR), a broadband connectivity company, Wednesday announced that it has appointed Nick Jeffery as its Chief Operating Officer, effective September 1.
Nick Jeffery has more than three decades of executive experience across global telecommunications markets.
He joins the company from Frontier Communications, where he was the Chief Executive Officer since 2021. Previous to Frontier, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone UK from 2016.
On Tuesday, CHTR shares closed at $231.85, up 1.90% on the Nasdaq.
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Charter Communications Names Nick Jeffery COO

Investors in Charter Communications Inc (Symbol: CHTR) saw new options begin trading today, for the April 2nd expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the CHTR options chain for the new April 2nd contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
The put contract at the $235.00 strike price has a current bid of $7.60. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $235.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $227.40 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of CHTR, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $239.22/share today.
Because the $235.00 strike represents an approximate 2% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 60%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 3.23% return on the cash commitment, or 24.11% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.
Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Charter Communications Inc, and highlighting in green where the $235.00 strike is located relative to that history:
Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $245.00 strike price has a current bid of $9.10. If an investor was to purchase shares of CHTR stock at the current price level of $239.22/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $245.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 6.22% if the stock gets called away at the April 2nd expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if CHTR shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Charter Communications Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing CHTR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $245.00 strike highlighted in red:
Considering the fact that the $245.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 51%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 3.80% boost of extra return to the investor, or 28.36% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.
The implied volatility in the put contract example, as well as the call contract example, are both approximately 42%.
Meanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 251 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $239.22) to be 42%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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Interesting CHTR Put And Call Options For April 2nd

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Charter Communications Inc (Symbol: CHTR), where a total volume of 36,625 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 151% of CHTR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $200 strike put option expiring February 20, 2026, with 18,739 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.9 million underlying shares of CHTR. Below is a chart showing CHTR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange:
3M Co (Symbol: MMM) options are showing a volume of 56,121 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 5.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 117.5% of MMM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $150 strike call option expiring March 20, 2026, with 26,515 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.7 million underlying shares of MMM. Below is a chart showing MMM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:
And Microchip Technology Inc (Symbol: MCHP) options are showing a volume of 95,543 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 9.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 103.6% of MCHP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $67.50 strike call option expiring June 18, 2026, with 45,543 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.6 million underlying shares of MCHP. Below is a chart showing MCHP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $67.50 strike highlighted in orange:
For the various different available expirations for CHTR options, MMM options, or MCHP options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: CHTR, MMM, MCHP

Investors in Charter Communications Inc (Symbol: CHTR) saw new options become available today, for the March 27th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the CHTR options chain for the new March 27th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
The put contract at the $220.00 strike price has a current bid of $8.80. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $220.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $211.20 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of CHTR, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $222.50/share today.
Because the $220.00 strike represents an approximate 1% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 58%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 4.00% return on the cash commitment, or 29.22% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.
Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Charter Communications Inc, and highlighting in green where the $220.00 strike is located relative to that history:
Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $225.00 strike price has a current bid of $10.70. If an investor was to purchase shares of CHTR stock at the current price level of $222.50/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $225.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 5.93% if the stock gets called away at the March 27th expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if CHTR shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Charter Communications Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing CHTR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $225.00 strike highlighted in red:
Considering the fact that the $225.00 strike represents an approximate 1% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 47%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 4.81% boost of extra return to the investor, or 35.13% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.
The implied volatility in the put contract example is 46%, while the implied volatility in the call contract example is 43%.
Meanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 251 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $222.50) to be 41%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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CHTR March 27th Options Begin Trading

Key Points
Hussman Stratgic Advisors sold 126,000 shares of TG Therapeutics.
The fund no longer holds any shares.
The stake previously represented 1% of fund AUM as of the prior quarter
On Feb. 2, Hussman Strategic Advisors, Inc. disclosed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it sold out its entire position in TG Therapeutics (NASDAQ:TGTX).
Exited 126,000 shares in TG Therapeutics.
The stake previously represented 1.0% of fund AUM as of the prior quarter
What else to know
Top holdings after the filing:
NASDAQ: QCOM: $4.7 million (1.1% of AUM)
NYSE: ETSY: $4.7 million (1.1% of AUM)
NYSE: UI: $4.6 million (1.1% of AUM)
NYSE: UNFI: $4.2 million (1.0% of AUM)
NASDAQ: CHTR: $3.9 million (1.0% of AUM)
Company overview
Revenue (TTM)
$531.9 million
Net income (TTM)
$447.5 million
Price (as of market close Jan. 30)
$29.43
One-year price change
(11.8%)
Company snapshot
TG Therapeutics is a commercial-stage biotechnology company specializing in innovative therapies for B-cell malignancies and autoimmune diseases. It leverages a diversified pipeline of monoclonal antibodies and small-molecule inhibitors, positioning itself to address unmet needs in hematologic oncology and immunology.
With a focus on both development and commercialization, TG Therapeutics aims to expand its market presence through strategic partnerships and a robust clinical program. Its approach combines scientific innovation with targeted market execution to create a competitive edge in the biotechnology sector.
Develops and commercializes therapies for B-cell malignancies and autoimmune diseases, with a portfolio including Ublituximab, Umbralisib, Cosibelimab, and several preclinical candidates.
Operates a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical business model, generating revenue primarily through the sale and licensing of proprietary drug candidates.
Targets healthcare providers and patients in oncology and immunology markets, focusing on hematologic cancers and autoimmune disorders.
What this transaction means for investors
Prior to selling its entire stake in the fourth quarter, TG Therapeutics was one of Hussman Strategic Advisors’ major holdings. The 126,000 it held as of Sept. 30 had a value of $4.6 million. The fifth largest holding, the position accounted for 1% of Hussman’s assets under management (AUM).
TG Therapeutics shares have underperformed compared to major indexes, losing 11.8% over the last year through Jan. 30. That compares to the Nasdaq Composite’ and S&P 500 index’s total returns of 20% and 15.8%, respectively. The indexes returns include dividends.
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Turning to the financial results, the company stated preliminary fourth-quarter revenue for its main product came in at $182 million. Total third-quarter revenue grew by 92.8% to $161.7 million.
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Hussman Strategic Advisors Sells 126,000 TG Therapeutics Shares

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed down -0.43%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.36%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.28%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) fell -0.43%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) fell -1.35%.
Stock indexes moved lower on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrials falling to a 1.5-week low after President Trump said he is nominating Kevin Warsh to be the next Fed Chair. The 10-year T-note yield rose to a 1-week high, gold prices plunged to a 1.5-week low, and the dollar rose as Mr. Warsh, who often emphasized inflation risks as Fed Governor from 2006-2011, is seen as less supportive of deep interest rate cuts. Current Fed Chair Powell’s term ends in May.
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Stocks were also pressured on Friday after US December producer prices rose more than expected, a hawkish factor for Fed policy. US Dec PPI final demand rose +0.5% m/m and +3.0% y/y, stronger than expectations of +0.2% m/m and +2.8% y/y. Dec PPI ex food and energy rose +0.7% m/m and +3.3% y/y, stronger than expectations of +0.2% m/m and +2.9% y/y.
Mining stocks tumbled on Friday as precious metals prices plunged amid a rally in the dollar after President Trump named Kevin Warsh as the new Fed Chair. Precious metals have been in the midst of parabolic rallies with gold, silver, copper, and platinum posting all-time highs this week, so the naming of Warsh as the new Fed Chair fueled a wave of long liquidation pressure in metals on Friday.
Friday’s news was better-than-expected after the US Jan MNI Chicago PMI rose +11.3 to 54.0, stronger than expectations of 43.7 and the strongest pace of expansion in more than two years.
Fed comments on Friday were mixed for stocks. On the negative side, St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem said, "With inflation above target and the risks to the outlook evenly balanced, I believe it would be unadvisable to lower the fed funds rate into accommodative territory at this time." Conversely, Fed Governor Christopher Waller said, "Monetary policy is still restricting economic activity, and economic data make it clear to me further easing is needed."
On the positive side, President Trump said late Thursday that he reached a tentative deal with Senate Democrats to avert a US government shutdown. The deal would fund the Homeland Security Department for two weeks to allow more time for talks on immigration enforcement and contains full-year funding for several other government agencies. House Speaker Johnson said it would take 72 hours for the House to vote on the measure, meaning a partial government shutdown is likely, but the effect on federal operations would be minimal if it’s quickly resolved within a couple of days.
Q4 earnings season is in full swing, with 102 of the S&P 500 companies scheduled to report earnings this week. Earnings have been a positive factor for stocks, with 77% of the 143 S&P 500 companies that have reported beating expectations. According to Bloomberg Intelligence, S&P earnings growth is expected to climb by +8.4% in Q4. Excluding the Magnificent Seven megacap technology stocks, Q4 earnings are expected to increase by +4.6%.
The markets are discounting a 17% chance for a -25 bp rate cut at the next policy meeting on March 17-18.
Overseas stock markets settled mixed on Friday. The Euro Stoxx 50 closed up by +0.95%. China’s Shanghai Composite fell to a 3.5-week low and closed down -0.96%. Japan’s Nikkei Stock 225 closed down -0.10%.
Interest Rates
March 10-year T-notes (ZNH6) on Friday closed down by -1 tick. The 10-year T-note yield rose +1.0 bp to 4.241%. T-note prices were under slight pressure on Friday, and the 10-year T-note yield rose to a 1-week high of 4.277% on the news that President Trump will nominate Keven Warsh as the next Fed Chair. Mr. Warsh is seen as more hawkish than other Fed Chair candidates and often emphasized inflation risks during his tenure as a Fed Governor from 2006-2011. T-notes remained lower after US Dec producer prices rose more than expected and the Jan MNI Chicago PMI expanded at its strongest pace in more than two years, hawkish factors for Fed policy.
European government bond yields moved higher on Friday. The 10-year German bund yield rose +0.3 bp to 2.843%. The 10-year UK gilt yield rose +1.1 bp to 4.522%.
The Eurozone Dec unemployment rate unexpectedly fell -0.1 and matched a record low of 6.2%, showing a stronger labor market than expectations of no change at 6.3%.
ECB Dec 1-year inflation expectations were unchanged from Nov at 2.8%, stronger than expectations of a decline to 2.7%. The Dec 3-year inflation expectations unexpectedly rose +0.1 to a 2-year high of 2.6%, stronger than expectations of a decline to 2.4%.
Eurozone Q4 GDP rose +0.3% q/q and+1.3% y/y, slightly stronger than expectations of +0.2% q/q and +1.3% y/y.
German Jan CPI (EU harmonized) fell -0.1% m/m and rose +2.1% y/y, stronger than expectations of -0.2% m/m and +2.0% y/y.
Swaps are discounting a 2% chance of a +25 bp rate hike by the ECB at its next policy meeting on February 5.
US Stock Movers
Chip makers and AI infrastructure stocks moved lower on Friday, weighing on the broader market. KLA Corp (KLAC) closed down more than -15%, and Western Digital (WDC) closed down more than -11%. Also, Seagate Technology Holdings Plc (STX) closed down more than -9%, and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) closed down more than -6%. In addition, Lam Research (LRCX) and Applied Materials (AMAT) closed down more than -5%, and Microchip Technology (MCHP) and Micron Technology (MU) closed down more than -4%. Finally, ON Semiconductor (ON) closed down more than -3%, and Marvell Technology (MRVL), NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI), and ARM Holdings Plc (ARM) closed down more than -2%.
Mining stocks sold off sharply on Friday, as gold prices sank more than -11% and silver prices plunged more than -31%. Coeur Mining (CDE) closed down more than -17%, and Hecla Mining (HL) closed down more than -15%. Also, Barrick Mining (B) closed down more than -12%, and Newmont Mining (NEM) closed down more than -11%. Finally, Freeport McMoRan (FCX) closed down by more than -7%.
Video game stocks fell on Friday amid fears of potential disruption from artificial intelligence after Google began rolling out Project Genie, which could upend the creation of video games. Unity Software (U) closed down more than -23%, Roblox (RBLX) closed down more than -12%, and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) closed down more than -7%.
PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) closed down more than -33% after reporting Q4 net revenue of $538.0 million, well below the consensus of $626.8 million.
Schneider National (SNDR) closed down more than -9% after reporting Q4 operating revenue of $1.40 billion, weaker than the consensus of $1.45 billion.
Appfolio Inc (APPF) closed down more than -8% after forecasting full-year revenue of $1.10 billion to $1.12 billion, weaker than the consensus of$1.13 billion.
Olin Corp (OLN) closed down more than -6% after saying “it expects Q1 2026 adjusted EBITDA to be lower than Q4 2025 levels.”
American Express (AXP) closed down more than -1% after reporting Q4 EPS of $3.53, below the consensus of $3.56.
Deckers Outdoor (DECK) closed up more than +19% to lead gainers in the S&P 500 after reporting Q3 net sales of $1.96 billion, better than the consensus of $1.87 billion, and raising its full-year net sales forecast to $5.40 billion-$5.43 billion from a previous estimate of $5.35 billion, stronger than the consensus of $5.36 billion.
Verizon Communications (VZ) closed up more than +11% to lead gainers in the Dow Jones Industrials after it said it added 616,000 new subscribers in Q4 and authorized a share buyback program of up to $25 billion shares.
Charter Communications (CHTR) is up more than +11% after reporting Q4 residential customers of 29.61 million, above the consensus of 28.70 million.
Sandisk (SNDK) closed up more than +6% after reporting Q2 revenue of $3.03 billion, well above the consensus of $2.67 billion.
Air Products and Chemicals (APD) closed up more than +6% after reporting Q1 sales of $3.10 billion, better than the consensus of $3.05 billion.
Colgate-Palmolive (CL) closed up more than +6% after reporting Q4 net sales of $5.23 billion, above the consensus of $5.13 billion.
Lumentum (LITE) closed up more than +3% after Morgan Stanley raised its price target on the stock to $350 from $304.
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Stocks Settle Lower on Weakness in Chip Stocks and Miners

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.35%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.58%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) are down -0.36%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) are down -0.60%.
Stock indexes are under pressure, and bond yields and the dollar are climbing today after President Trump said he is nominating Kevin Warsh to be the next Fed Chair. The 10-year T-note yield rose to a 1-week high, gold prices fell to a 1-week low, and the dollar rose as Mr. Warsh, who often emphasized inflation risks as Fed Governor from 2006-2011, is seen as less supportive of deep interest rate cuts. Current Fed Chair Powell’s term ends in May.
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Stocks remained lower today after US producer prices rose more than expected last month, a hawkish factor for Fed policy. US Dec PPI final demand rose +0.5% m/m and +3.0% y/y, stronger than expectations of +0.2% m/m and +2.8% y/y. Dec PPI ex food and energy rose +0.7% m/m and +3.3% y/y, stronger than expectations of +0.2% m/m and +2.9% y/y.
Today’s news was better-than-expected after the US Jan MNI Chicago PMI rose +11.3 to 54.0, stronger than expectations of 43.7 and the strongest pace of expansion in more than two years.
On the positive side, President Trump said late Thursday that he reached a tentative deal with Senate Democrats to avert a US government shutdown. The deal would fund the Homeland Security Department for two weeks to allow more time for talks on immigration enforcement and contains full-year funding for several other government agencies. House Speaker Johnson said it would take 72 hours for the House to vote on the measure, meaning a partial government shutdown is likely, but the effect on federal operations would be minimal if it’s quickly resolved within a couple of days.
Q4 earnings season is in full swing, with 102 of the S&P 500 companies scheduled to report earnings this week. Earnings have been a positive factor for stocks, with 77% of the 143 S&P 500 companies that have reported beating expectations. According to Bloomberg Intelligence, S&P earnings growth is expected to climb by +8.4% in Q4. Excluding the Magnificent Seven megacap technology stocks, Q4 earnings are expected to increase by +4.6%.
The markets are discounting a 16% chance for a -25 bp rate cut at the next policy meeting on March 17-18.
Overseas stock markets are mixed today. The Euro Stoxx 50 is up by +1.21%. China’s Shanghai Composite fell to a 3.5-week low and closed down -0.96%. Japan’s Nikkei Stock 225 closed down -0.10%.
Interest Rates
March 10-year T-notes (ZNH6) today are down by -4 ticks. The 10-year T-note yield is up +1.6 bp to 4.247%. T-note prices are under pressure today, and the 10-year T-note yield rose to a 1-week high of 4.277% on the news that President Trump will nominate Keven Warsh as the next Fed Chair. Mr. Warsh is seen as more hawkish than other Fed Chair candidates and often emphasized inflation risks during his tenure as a Fed Governor from 2006-2011. T-notes remained lower after US Dec producer prices rose more than expected, a hawkish factor for Fed policy.
European government bond yields are mixed today. The 10-year German bund yield is up +0.8 bp to 2.848%. The 10-year UK gilt yield is down by -0.1 bp at 4.510%.
The Eurozone Dec unemployment rate unexpectedly fell -0.1 and matched a record low of 6.2%, showing a stronger labor market than expectations of no change at 6.3%.
ECB Dec 1-year inflation expectations were unchanged from Nov at 2.8%, stronger than expectations of a decline to 2.7%. The Dec 3-year inflation expectations unexpectedly rose +0.1 to a 2-year high of 2.6%, stronger than expectations of a decline to 2.4%.
Eurozone Q4 GDP rose +0.3% q/q and+1.3% y/y, slightly stronger than expectations of +0.2% q/q and +1.3% y/y.
German Jan CPI (EU harmonized) fell -0.1% m/m and rose +2.1% y/y, stronger than expectations of -0.2% m/m and +2.0% y/y.
Swaps are discounting a 0% chance of a +25 bp rate hike by the ECB at its next policy meeting on February 5.
US Stock Movers
Chip makers and AI infrastructure stocks are falling today, weighing on the broader market. KLA Corp (KLAC) is down more than -11% to lead losers in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, and Western Digital (WDC) is down more than -5%. Also, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Seagate Technology Holdings Plc (STX) are down more than -3%. In addition, Microchip Technology (MCHP) is down more than -2%, and Applied Materials (AMAT), NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI), and Texas Instruments (TXN) are down more than -1%.
Mining stocks are selling off today, with gold prices sinking more than 4% and silver prices plunging more than 13%. Coeur Mining (CDE) is down more than -8%, and Hecla Mining (HL) and Barrick Mining (B) are down more than -6%. Also, Newmont (NEM) and Freeport McMoRan (FCX) are down by more than -5%.
PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) is down more than -36% after reporting Q4 net revenue of $538.0 million, well below the consensus of $626.8 million.
Appfolio Inc (APPF) is down more than -8% after forecasting full-year revenue of $1.10 billion to $1.12 billion, weaker than the consensus of$1.13 billion.
Schneider National (SNDR) is down more than -6% after reporting Q4 operating revenue of $1.40 billion, weaker than the consensus of $1.45 billion.
Olin Corp (OLN) is down more than -6% after saying “it expects Q1 2026 adjusted EBITDA to be lower than Q4 2025 levels.”
American Express (AXP) is down more than -2% to lead losers in the Dow Jones Industrials after reporting Q4 EPS of $3.53, below the consensus of $3.56.
Deckers Outdoor (DECK) is up more than +15% to lead gainers in the S&P 500 after reporting Q3 net sales of $1.96 billion, better than the consensus of $1.87 billion, and raising its full-year net sales forecast to $5.40 billion-$5.43 billion from a previous estimate of $5.35 billion, stronger than the consensus of $5.36 billion.
Sandisk (SNDK) is up more than +14% after reporting Q2 revenue of $3.03 billion, well above the consensus of $2.67 billion.
Charter Communications (CHTR) is up more than +11% after reporting Q4 residential customers of 29.61 million, above the consensus of 28.70 million.
Verizon Communications (VZ) is up more than +8% after it said it added 616,000 new subscribers in Q4 and authorized a share buyback program of up to $25 billion shares.
Lumentum (LITE) is up more than +8% after Morgan Stanley raised its price target on the stock to $350 from $304.
Air Products and Chemicals (APD) is up more than +4% after reporting Q1 sales of $3.10 billion, better than the consensus of $3.05 billion.
Colgate-Palmolive (CL) is up more than +3% after reporting Q4 net sales of $5.23 billion, above the consensus of $5.13 billion.
Earnings Reports(1/30/2026)
Air Products and Chemicals Inc (APD), American Express Co (AXP), Aon PLC (AON), Charter Communications Inc (CHTR), Chevron Corp (CVX), Church & Dwight Co Inc (CHD), Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL), Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM), Franklin Resources Inc (BEN), LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (REGN), Verizon Communications Inc (VZ).
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Stocks Slip as Bond Yields Rise after Warsh Picked for Fed Chair

Charter Communications CHTR has reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings of $10.34 per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.6%. The reported figure increased 2.4% year over year.
Revenues of $13.6 billion declined 2.3% year over year, driven by lower residential video and political advertising revenues, partially offset by growth in residential mobile service and Internet revenues. The reported figure lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.01%. Residential connectivity revenues increased 2.3% year over year.
CHTR has shown a mixed earnings surprise, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters, with an average negative surprise of 3.65%.
Charter Communications, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
CHTR’s Segmental Details
Residential revenues totaled $10.43 billion in the fourth quarter, decreasing 2.4% year over year due to a decline in residential customers of 1.2% and a decrease in monthly residential revenue per residential customer of 1.2%.
Fourth-quarter monthly residential revenues per residential customer totaled $117.19, a decrease of 1.2% from the prior-year period.
Internet revenues increased 0.7% year over year to $5.9 billion.
Video revenues totaled $3.2 billion in the fourth quarter, a decrease of 10.3% year over year.
Voice revenues decreased 10.3% year over year to $316 million.
Commercial revenues increased 0.3% year over year to $1.8 billion.
Mid-market and large business revenues excluding wholesale increased 3% year over year, mostly reflecting PSU growth of 5.2%.
Fourth-quarter advertising revenues of $401 million decreased 25.8% from the year-ago quarter, primarily driven by lower political revenues. Excluding political revenues in both periods, advertising sales revenues increased 0.6% year over year.
Other revenues totaled $948 million in the fourth quarter, an increase of 7.3% from the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily driven by higher mobile device sales.
CHTR’s Subscriber Statistics
Fourth-quarter total customer relationships decreased 1.1% year over year to 31.8 million.
Total Internet customers decreased by 119K in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with a decline of 177K in the year-ago period. As of Dec. 31, 2025, Charter served 29.7 million total Internet customers.
Total video customers increased 44K in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with a decline of 123K in the year-ago quarter. As of Dec. 31, 2025, Charter served 12.6 million total video customers. The year-over-year improvement was driven by new simplified pricing and packaging launched in September 2024, and benefits from the inclusion of programmer streaming applications in expanded basic packages.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, total wireline voice customers decreased 140K compared with a decline of 274K in the year-ago quarter. As of Dec. 31, 2025, Charter served 6.0 million total wireline voice customers.
The company added 428K total mobile lines in the fourth quarter compared with 522K in the year-ago quarter. As of Dec. 31, 2025, it served 11.8 million mobile lines.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Charter activated 147K subsidized rural passings. Within CHTR's subsidized rural footprint, total customer relationships increased by 46K.
Operating Details
Total operating costs and expenses decreased 3.1% year over year to $7.9 billion.
Fourth-quarter programming costs decreased $192 million, or 8.4%, from the fourth quarter of 2024, reflecting a higher mix of lower-cost packages, fewer video customers and $165 million of costs allocated to programmer streaming applications netted within video revenue (versus $37 million in the prior-year period), partially offset by contractual programming rate increases and renewals.
Other costs of revenues increased $41 million, or 2.4% year over year, primarily driven by higher mobile service direct costs and mobile device sales, partially offset by lower advertising sales costs given lower political revenue and lower franchise and regulatory fees.
Field and technology operations expenses decreased $69 million, or 5.1%, year over year, primarily driven by lower labor expense.
Customer operations expenses decreased $15 million, or 1.9%, year over year, primarily due to a decrease in bad debt expense.
Marketing and residential sales expenses decreased $2 million, or 0.1% year over year, due to lower labor expense, offset by a change in sales mix to higher-cost sales channels.
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
As of Dec. 31, 2025, the total principal amount of debt was $94.6 billion, and Charter's credit facilities provided approximately $4.4 billion in additional liquidity in excess of Charter's $477 million cash position.
As of Dec. 31, 2025, the total principal amount of debt was $94.6 billion, and Charter's credit facilities provided approximately $4.4 billion in additional liquidity in excess of Charter's $477 million cash position.
The free cash flow in the fourth quarter of 2025 totaled $773 million, a decrease of $827 million from $1.6 billion in the third quarter of 2025. The sequential decrease was driven by higher capital expenditures of $3.3 billion in the fourth quarter compared to $3.1 billion in the prior quarter, less favorable working capital changes and a less favorable change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Charter purchased 2.9 million shares of Charter Class A common stock and Charter Holdings common units for $760 million.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
CHTR currently carries a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).
Some better-ranked stocks in the broader Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector are Airbnb ABNB, LiveOne LVO and Fox Corporation FOXA, each carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Shares of Fox Corporation have declined 2.7% year to date. Fox Corporation is set to report second-quarter fiscal 2026 results on Feb. 4.
Shares of Airbnb have declined 2.9% year to date. Airbnb is slated to report fourth-quarter 2025 results on Feb. 12.
Shares of LiveOne have declined 1.5% year to date. LiveOne is slated to report third-quarter fiscal 2026 results on Feb. 12.
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