Q1 Earnings Forecast for Altice USA Issued By Zacks Research

Altice USA, Inc. (NYSE:ATUS) – Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Altice USA in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.03) for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of ($0.11). The consensus estimate for Altice USA’s current full-year earnings is ($0.01) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Altice USA’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.08) EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Altice USA from $2.50 to $3.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. TD Cowen cut their target price on shares of Altice USA from $6.00 to $3.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Altice USA has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $2.30.

Altice USA Price Performance

Shares of Altice USA stock opened at $2.48 on Thursday. Altice USA has a fifty-two week low of $1.52 and a fifty-two week high of $3.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.14 billion, a P/E ratio of -6.70 and a beta of 1.50. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $2.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $2.22.

Altice USA (NYSE:ATUS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported ($0.09) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.04 by ($0.13). The firm had revenue of $2.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.24 billion. Altice USA had a negative return on equity of 1.54% and a negative net margin of 1.85%. The business’s revenue was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.15 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Altice USA

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. 140 Summer Partners LP bought a new stake in Altice USA in the third quarter valued at $9,004,000. King Street Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in Altice USA in the second quarter valued at $5,100,000. LMR Partners LLP increased its stake in Altice USA by 217.5% in the third quarter. LMR Partners LLP now owns 3,000,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,380,000 after purchasing an additional 2,055,000 shares in the last quarter. Empyrean Capital Partners LP bought a new stake in Altice USA in the second quarter valued at $4,080,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Altice USA by 1,617.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,902,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,681,000 after purchasing an additional 1,792,054 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 54.85% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Alt S.A.R.L. Next sold 805,230 shares of Altice USA stock in a transaction on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.50, for a total transaction of $19,728,135.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 6,651,882 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $162,971,109. This trade represents a 10.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 15,299,331 shares of company stock valued at $374,833,610. Insiders own 52.90% of the company’s stock.

About Altice USA

Altice USA, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides broadband communications and video services in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. It offers broadband, video, telephony, and mobile services to residential and business customers. The company's video services include delivery of broadcast stations and cable networks; over the top services; video-on-demand, high-definition channels, digital video recorder, and pay-per-view services; and platforms for video programming through mobile applications.