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OPTU · Optimum Communications, Inc.

$0.76 +0.00 (+0.00%) At close · Jul 29
Market Cap
$362.12M
Shares
476.47M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$0.76 Open$0.76 Day$0.75–0.80 52W$0.58–2.79 Avg vol 30d11.6M Short int17.9M · 3.8% float · 1.4d Short vol69% Last earningsMay 7, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 7

Up next

Next earnings call
Aug 6, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 1 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 7, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Strong Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Poor Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 20.7 · elevated Equity put/call 0.61
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −50%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −28%
      below
      RSI (14) 35
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 8%
      near low
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −48%
      trailing
      6-month return −53%
      trailing
      YTD return −54%
      this year
      Relative strength −59%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $1 › 200d $2 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      31 of 178 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +8.2M sh shares · +11 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$54.2K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      3.76% of float · ▼ -28.3% MoM · 1.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      178 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 50
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Poor
      Revenue growth −4%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −1718%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-118.8M
      Buyback $1.2B
      remaining
      Balance sheet $25.2B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 110%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −78%
      past year
      ATR 17.6%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Sep 30, 2025
      Adjusted EBITDA · full-year Maintained $3.4B
      Revenue · full-year Initiated $8.6B
      prior FY $8.59B midpoint +0.1% Y/Y
      Other operating expenses · full-year Initiated $2.6B
      Direct costs · full-year Initiated $2.6B
      Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
      Revenue full-year
      guided $8.6B
      $8.59B Miss −0.1%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
      4 · 3 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −50% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −28% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      35 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      8% Bearish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $1 › 200d $2 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      31 of 178 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +8.2M sh shares · +11 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$54.2K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      3.76% of float · ▼ -28.3% MoM · 1.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      178 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $1 Now $1 · 8% 52-wk high $3
      vs 200-day avg -50% vs 50-day avg -28%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      New tiered video packages penetration of residential video base 17% end of Q1 2026
      Residential broadband base taking 1 Gig or higher speeds 47% end of Q1 2026
      Total broadband subscribers 4.1M end of Q1 2026
      Total footprint with 1 Gig or higher speeds available 96% end of Q1 2026
      Total mobile lines 674K end of Q1 2026
      Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $3,335.6M FY 2025
      Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP 38.8% FY 2025
      Cash capital expenditures $1,347.3M FY 2025
      Customer penetration of fiber network 23.1% FY 2025
      Ending Total Broadband Subscribers 4.2M Q4 2025
      Fiber Customers Net Additions 178K FY 2025
      Fiber passings 3.1M FY 2025
      Free Cash Flow (deficit) non-GAAP -$118.8M FY 2025
      Mobile customer penetration of broadband customer base 8.3% FY 2025
      New fiber passings 134K FY 2025
      Residential ARPU $134.49 Q4 2025
      Total fiber customers 716K FY 2025
      Video Subscriber Losses -49K Q4 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Telecom Services — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      OPTU
      Optimum Communications, Inc.
      this stock
      $362.12M -53.9% -4.1% 3.8%
      VZ
      Verizon Communications Inc
      $197.17B +17.9% +2.5% 11.5 2.1%
      TMUS
      T-Mobile US, Inc.
      $194.71B -10.2% +8.3% 19.0 2.1%
      T
      At&T Inc.
      $164.05B -1.5% +2.7% 8.0 1.6%
      DTEGY
      Deutsche Telekom AG
      $153.07B -4.1% 0.0%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      187
      % held
      63.0%
      Reported
      31 of 178
      Top holder
      Empyrean Capital Partners…
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      155
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      17.9M
      Days to cover
      1.4d
      Change
      -7.1M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      69%
      As of
      Jul 29, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      3.2M
      Value
      $5.2M
      As of
      Jun 25, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      62.7%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$54.2K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $8.6B
      Net income (FY)
      $-1.9B
      EPS diluted
      $-4.00
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized · 2 programs
      $14.0B
      Remaining
      $1.2B
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 6, 2026
      This year
      12
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $17.6K
      Shares
      20.0K
      Filed
      Jul 1, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      May 7, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      OPTU -15.0% -47.6% -52.5% -47.6% -53.9%
      SPY -2.4% -2.3% +6.3% -2.3% +7.0%
      vs SPY -12.6% -45.3% -58.8% -45.3% -60.9%

      Capital returns

      Buyback programs · 2 active · as of Dec 31, 2022
      Authorized (total)
      $14.00B
      Spent (derived)
      $12.81B
      Remaining
      $1.19B
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1702780 CUSIP 02156K103 13F (30d) 30 filings 30 filers Visit website Investor relations