Q1 Earnings Estimate for Altice USA Issued By Zacks Research

Altice USA, Inc. (NYSE:ATUS) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Altice USA in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.03) per share for the quarter, up from their prior 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.

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

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

Altice USA Price Performance

ATUS 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 is $2.53 and its 200 day moving average is $2.22.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Altice USA

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in Altice USA by 30.2% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 21,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 5,000 shares during the period. Quadrature Capital Ltd bought a new position in shares of Altice USA in the third quarter worth $27,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Altice USA in the second quarter worth $25,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. bought a new stake in Altice USA during the third quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Wolverine Trading LLC purchased a new position in Altice USA during the third quarter worth about $39,000. 54.85% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Altice USA

In related news, Director Alt S.A.R.L. Next sold 805,230 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.50, for a total transaction of $19,728,135.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 14,704,182 shares in the company, valued at approximately $360,252,459. The trade was a 5.19 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold a total of 15,299,331 shares of company stock valued at $374,833,610 over the last three months. 52.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.