Charter Communications Stock Short Interest Rises to 34.56%

Charter Communications short interest was 34.56% of the float on September 15th, according to new data we received from Benzinga. Short interest totaled 15,404,722 shares, which was an increase of 2.8% from August 31st.

It is estimated that it would take 5.66 days for short sellers to buy back their shares, with current trading volumes.

Charter Communications Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 396 institutional investors add shares of Charter Communications stock to their portfolio, and 363 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

• CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS removed 5,293,545 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $752,795,034
• HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P removed 3,892,266 shares (-97.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $553,519,147
• FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC removed 1,970,737 shares (-74.5%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $280,258,508
• EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 1,590,353 shares (+1064.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $226,164,100
• AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 1,462,257 shares (+283.8%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $207,947,567
• LIND VALUE II APS added 1,287,194 shares (+137.4%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $183,051,858
• GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 1,277,244 shares (+84.6%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $181,636,869

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Investivoq's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Investivoq API 13F endpoint.

Charter Communications Insider Trading Activity

Charter Communications insiders have traded $CHTR stock on the open market 8 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 5 have been purchases and 3 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CHTR stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

• THOMAS RUTLEDGE has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 87,833 shares for an estimated $12,732,783.
• MAURICIO RAMOS purchased 9,929 shares for an estimated $1,399,307
• CHRISTOPHER L WINFREY (President and CEO) has made 2 purchases buying 6,936 shares for an estimated $1,194,621 and 0 sales.
• WADE DAVIS purchased 5,728 shares for an estimated $995,068
• BALAN NAIR purchased 1,000 shares for an estimated $175,460

To track insider transactions, check out Investivoq's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Investivoq API insider transaction endpoint.

Charter Communications Government Contracts

We have seen $397,503 of award payments to $CHTR over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

• COMMERCIAL INTERNET SERVICES: $50,855
• S4: SPECTRUM - FY26 INMATE CABLE TV SERVICE: $48,060
• ANALOG TO DIGITAL CABLE TV CONVERSION/PROGRAMMING: $36,872
• BULK CABLE SERVICES: $28,614
• COMMERCIAL INTERNET SERVICE (FIBER OPTIC CABLE): $21,252

To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Investivoq's government contracts dashboard. You can access data on government contracts through the Investivoq API government contracts endpoint.

Charter Communications Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $CHTR stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CHTR stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

• REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. sold up to $15,000 on 04/14.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Investivoq's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Investivoq API Congress trades endpoint.

Charter Communications Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $CHTR recently. We have seen 9 analysts offer price targets for $CHTR in the last 6 months, with a median target of $190.0.

Here are some recent targets:

• Kannan Venkateshwar from Barclays set a target price of $130.0 on 07/08/2026
• Steven Cahall from Wells Fargo set a target price of $160.0 on 07/07/2026
• Michael Ng from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $125.0 on 07/02/2026
• Jessica Ehrlich from B of A Securities set a target price of $200.0 on 07/01/2026
• Michael Rollins from Citigroup set a target price of $190.0 on 06/29/2026
• Lyaysyan Sedova from Freedom Broker set a target price of $167.0 on 06/12/2026
• Sebastiano Petti from JP Morgan set a target price of $215.0 on 04/29/2026

This article is not financial advice. See Investivoq's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.

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