Is Charter Communications (CHTR) a Smart Long-Term Buy?

ClearBridge Investments, an investment management firm, published its “Large Cap Value Strategy” first quarter 2021 investor letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. The ClearBridge Large Cap Value Strategy underperformed its Russell 1000 Value Index benchmark during the first quarter. On an absolute basis, the Strategy had gains in four of the 11 sectors in which it was invested for the quarter. The strongest contributions came from the energy, utilities, and health care sectors. The information technology (IT), materials, and consumer discretionary sectors were the main detractors. Try to spend some time taking a look at the fund’s top 5 holdings to be informed about their best picks for 2022.

In its Q1 2022 investor letter, ClearBridge Investments Large Cap Value Strategy mentioned Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) and explained its insights for the company. Founded in 1993, Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) is a Stamford, Connecticut-based telecommunications and mass media company with a $106.3 billion market capitalization. Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR)  delivered a -14.82% return since the beginning of the year, while its 12-month returns are down by -12.69%. The stock closed at $555.32 per share on April 15, 2022.

Here is what ClearBridge Investments Large Cap Value Strategy has to say about Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) in its Q1 2022 investor letter:

“We also added to Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR), a historically strong performer that has faced headwinds recently due to a deceleration in broadband subscriber growth following a period of robust results during the pandemic.”

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Our calculations show that Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) fell short and didn’t make it on our list of the 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) was in 73 hedge fund portfolios at the end of the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to 74 funds in the previous quarter. Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) delivered a -10.30% return in the past 3 months.

In April 2022, we published an article that includes Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) in another article. You can find other investor letters from hedge funds and prominent investors on our hedge fund investor letters 2022 Q1 page.

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