OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC CLASS A (OPTU)
Communication Services · Broadband and cable communications services · NYSE
A cable and fiber broadband provider with 4.3 million customers across 21 states, struggling with customer losses and debt burden despite investments in next-generation FTTH infrastructure.
What OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC CLASS A does
Optimum Communications is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering high-speed broadband, video, mobile, and advertising services to approximately 4.3 million residential and business customers across 21 states, primarily in the New York metropolitan area and south-central markets. The company operates a fiber-rich hybrid-fiber coaxial (HFC) network and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network with approximately 10.0 million total passings, offering up to 8 Gbps symmetrical speeds in FTTH footprint. It also provides enterprise-grade fiber connectivity and managed services to hyperscaler customers, as well as news programming and advertising services.
Themes: broadband and connectivity, video services / pay-TV, mobile services, fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) deployment, enterprise / hyperscaler connectivity, advertising / content distribution
Fundamentals
- Price$0.848 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$404M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-62.6% 2025-08-21 close $2.27 → 2026-08-21 close $0.848
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-58.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+69.9% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+7.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity34.22 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-4.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-3.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.11 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How OPTU compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 10% 132 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginbottom 10% 132 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 132 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 132 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 25% 121 covered Communication Services peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 10% 114 covered Communication Services peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Communication Services companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which OPTU reported a dividend payment is FY2018, while its reported financial statements run through FY2025. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2018 ratio would not describe OPTU today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2018) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2025), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
How OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC CLASS A looks technically
OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC CLASS A (OPTU) is trading 42.1% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 296 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 21 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 6 trading days ago. It is 69.6% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 42.1% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -42.1% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $1.04 | $1.04 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $1.47 | $1.47 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 0.9284. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 296 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 296 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 21 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 21.0 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 46.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($0.72 to $0.9284) — its "stochastic" reading is 61 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 61.4 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 14 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $2.79 | $2.79 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 69.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -69.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 36.4% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +36.4% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 69.6% below its highest point of the past year | 69.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 6 trading days ago | 6 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 55 trading days ago | 55 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $38.30 (set on 2020-12-30) | $38.30 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($0.6514 to $2.71), and it has recovered only a small part of its fall from last year’s high — 10% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $1.92 to $1.99. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 9.6% |
| From the all-time high | it is 97.8% below its all-time high | -97.8% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 15.1% above a support level at $0.72 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-07-31, most recently on 2026-08-10. Since 2024-08-21 it has 1 such level below the current price and 12 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -15.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.6216 (set on 2026-05-21) | $0.6216 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 36.4% above its all-time low | +36.4% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 35th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.0951 between its high and its low — about 11.2% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.0951 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $0.72 and $0.92 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $0.72 – $0.82 – $0.92 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 11.2% in a typical session — among the most volatile in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 11.2% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 6.5 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (42.1% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 6.5 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.63× |
|---|
Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 7 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 7 sessions ago |
|---|---|---|
| Since a bullish engulfing | 6 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 6 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.0% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Open gap | it gapped 2.2% below the previous close 4 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 0.92 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -2.2% |
| Gap filled | a 2.1% gap down opened on 2026-08-20 has been "filled" 1 session ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 1 session ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
|---|
Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 8.1 percentage points (the stock lost 5.8% while the market gained 2.3%) | -8.1% |
|---|---|---|
| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 15.7 percentage points (the stock gained 18.8% while the market gained 3.1%) | +15.7% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 55.6 percentage points (the stock lost 44.6% while the market gained 11.1%) | -55.6% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 83.1 percentage points (the stock lost 62.6% while the market gained 20.5%) | -83.1% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 29% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 4.2% of the share price. | -29.4% |
|---|
Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 34% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $1.28 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 150 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -34.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-06 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $0.8373 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 12 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.3% |
Price levels it has turned at before
OPTU last closed at $0.848 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 1 price below its last close and 12 above; the nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0.72 | Support | 15.1% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-31 to 2026-08-10 |
| $1.58 | Resistance | 86.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-12-18 to 2026-03-04 |
| $1.69 | Resistance | 99.3% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-09-04 to 2025-11-19 |
| $1.96 | Resistance | 131.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-06-18 to 2025-12-12 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $0.9284.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-08-21.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · lagging the market · Most volatile (6%+ typical daily range) · Stretched far below its 200-day average (6+ daily ranges) · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (3.50 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 9 analysts
- Mean price target$1.06 range $0.5 – $2.00; median $0.9
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-23. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Declining customer base: residential customer relationships decreased from 4.7 million in 2023 to 4.3 million in 2025, indicating ongoing churn in core broadband, video, and telephony segments","Significant accumulated losses and negative profitability: net loss attributable to stockholders of $1.87 billion in 2025 with negative 55% net margin as of Q1 2026, creating solvency concerns","High debt burden: long-term debt of $26.4 billion as of Q1 2026 substantially exceeds total stockholders' equity (negative $5.2 billion), limiting financial flexibility"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of OPTU's 10-Q filed 2026-05-07 against the prior one filed 2025-11-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 3 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 1 sell ($14800) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days0 buys · 3 sells ($54800) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days0 buys · 4 sells ($86600) — 1 selling insider
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-03. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about OPTU's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding OPTU as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 34,117,822
- Reported value $44,353,169
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
OPTU had 25,408,721 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
OPTU had 5.33% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.72 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 25,408,721
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 5.33%
- Prior settlement (shares) 17,930,287
- Reported change 41.71%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.72
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Comcast Corporation (CMCSA)
- Charter Communications (CHTR)
- Cox Communications
- Verizon Communications (VZ)
- AT&T (T)
- Frontier Communications
- Consolidated Communications
AI-enriched competitor set. Linked names are companies covered by stocks-llm; other named peers are shown for reference only.
Compare OPTU vs…
Frequently asked questions
What does OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC CLASS A (OPTU) do?
Optimum Communications is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering high-speed broadband, video, mobile, and advertising services to approximately 4.3 million residential and business customers across 21 states, primarily in the New York metropolitan area and south-central markets.
What sector is OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC CLASS A (OPTU) in?
OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC CLASS A (OPTU) is classified in the Communication Services sector. Its industry is Broadband and cable communications services. It trades on NYSE.
Who are OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC CLASS A's (OPTU) competitors?
Notable peers of OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC CLASS A (OPTU) include Comcast Corporation, Charter Communications, Cox Communications, Verizon Communications and AT&T. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC CLASS A (OPTU) overbought or oversold right now?
OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC CLASS A (OPTU) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on OPTU come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.