Charter Communications (CHTR) Experienced Worse-Than-Expected Subscriber Losses

Weitz Investment Management, an investment management firm, released its “Large Cap Equity Fund” first-quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the first quarter, the fund’s Institutional Class returned +7.79% compared to a +10.30% return for the Russell 1000 Index. The Fund’s Institutional Class has returned +31.94% for the year compared to a +29.87% return for the benchmark. The fund’s impressive strong performance is further enhanced by the market rally in the first quarter. The fund’s returns have increased by 50% from the October 2022 lows. In addition, you can check the top 5 holdings of the fund to know its best picks in 2024.

Weitz Investment Large Cap Equity Fund highlighted stocks like Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) in the first quarter 2024 investor letter. Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) is a broadband connectivity and cable operator. The one-month return of Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) was 3.57%, and its shares lost 17.28% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On May 29, 2024, Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) stock closed at $271.35 per share with a market capitalization of $39.083 billion.

Weitz Investment Large Cap Equity Fund stated the following regarding Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) in its first quarter 2024 investor letter:

"Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) and Liberty Broadband Corp. (LBRDK) were the Fund's primary quarterly detractors. Charter's stock fell sharply as the company reported worse-than[1]expected broadband subscriber losses, introduced multi-year capital spending plans that were higher than anticipated, and disclosed that five million customers participated in a federal subsidy program that would not be funded beyond April. While that's a near-term triple whammy, we think these issues push out rather than derail our investment thesis. We added more Charter shares during the quarter to refill and reshape the Fund's Charter-related exposure."

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Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 56 hedge fund portfolios held Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) at the end of the first quarter which was 69 in the previous quarter.

During the first quarter, Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) lost 72,000 Internet users. Revenue was relatively flat while adjusted EBITDA increased by 2.8% during the quarter.

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