Charter Communications, Inc.

DB:CQD Stock Report

Market Cap: €53.4b

Charter Communications Valuation

Is CQD undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CQD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CQD (€331.1) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€922.6)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CQD is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CQD?

Key metric: As CQD is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CQD. This is calculated by dividing CQD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CQD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio10.4x
EarningsUS$4.68b
Market CapUS$55.54b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CQD's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CQD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19.4x
RRTL RTL Group
10.3x-2.2%€4.1b
SAX Ströer SE KGaA
22.3x28.0%€2.6b
G24 Scout24
35.1x15.0%€6.2b
CMCSA Comcast
9.7x1.9%US$145.1b
CQD Charter Communications
10.4x6.4%€55.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CQD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.4x) compared to the peer average (19.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CQD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Media Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CQD 10.4xIndustry Avg. 13.0xNo. of Companies20PE01224364860+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CQD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.4x) compared to the European Media industry average (12.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CQD's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CQD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio10.4x
Fair PE Ratio22.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CQD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.9x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CQD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€331.10
€388.93
+17.5%
16.6%€504.47€280.58n/a24
Dec ’25€373.40
€382.99
+2.6%
16.4%€501.11€278.71n/a23
Nov ’25€336.45
€338.08
+0.5%
20.8%€484.47€212.24n/a24
Oct ’25€289.35
€324.87
+12.3%
20.9%€471.50€206.56n/a24
Sep ’25€313.25
€327.59
+4.6%
22.0%€472.71€189.08n/a20
Aug ’25€348.20
€340.72
-2.1%
22.3%€486.52€194.61n/a22
Jul ’25€274.40
€307.71
+12.1%
24.7%€465.65€167.63n/a23
Jun ’25€252.70
€311.93
+23.4%
23.4%€465.35€204.75n/a22
May ’25€239.65
€313.48
+30.8%
23.4%€466.35€205.19n/a23
Apr ’25€268.55
€352.74
+31.4%
20.2%€512.05€237.41n/a23
Mar ’25€270.75
€355.05
+31.1%
19.7%€508.75€235.88n/a23
Feb ’25€350.35
€409.93
+17.0%
13.7%€536.79€296.16n/a22
Jan ’25€352.60
€417.30
+18.4%
16.4%€544.80€290.56n/a23
Dec ’24€364.50
€429.78
+17.9%
17.1%€553.14€276.57€373.4024
Nov ’24€381.65
€442.08
+15.8%
17.0%€567.78€283.89€336.4524
Oct ’24€416.30
€452.78
+8.8%
17.0%€563.58€273.34€289.3523
Sep ’24€404.50
€437.41
+8.1%
16.9%€549.96€266.73€313.2524
Aug ’24€375.25
€427.46
+13.9%
18.2%€563.83€264.64€348.2022
Jul ’24€336.00
€423.80
+26.1%
20.4%€568.04€250.12€274.4023
Jun ’24€305.25
€433.11
+41.9%
20.4%€580.13€255.45€252.7023
May ’24€333.45
€418.68
+25.6%
20.9%€565.13€248.84€239.6521
Apr ’24€327.80
€435.13
+32.7%
19.4%€568.48€250.31€268.5523
Mar ’24€340.05
€442.65
+30.2%
19.1%€581.50€256.05€270.7523
Feb ’24€362.75
€430.22
+18.6%
19.9%€570.34€251.13€350.3525
Jan ’24€312.65
€427.51
+36.7%
21.3%€608.18€255.83€352.6025
Dec ’23€373.15
€470.16
+26.0%
20.9%€668.39€272.34€364.5024

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 12:24
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Charter Communications, Inc. is covered by 60 analysts. 26 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Richard TulloAlbert Fried & Company, LLC
Andrew Charles BealeArete Research Services LLP
Joseph BonnerArgus Research Company