Adeia Inc. vs Charter Communications, Inc., two Cable stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ADEA and CHTR diverge most: on revenue growth, ADEA reads +18.1% and CHTR reads -1.5%; on p/s, ADEA reads 6.38 and CHTR reads 0.32. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ADEA's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What CHTR's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ADEA | CHTR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $26.65 | $144.90 |
| Market cap | $2.9B | $17.6B |
| Sector | Cable | Cable |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +8.7% | — |
| P/E | 24.4 | 3.8 |
| P/B | 6.30 | 0.80 |
| P/S | 6.38 | 0.32 |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.6 | 8.8 |
| Revenue growth | +18.1% | -1.5% |
| Operating margin | 33.3% | 22.6% |
| Net margin | 26.5% | 9.1% |
| Return on equity | 26.2% | 22.5% |
| Return on assets | 12.2% | 3.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 17.3% | 8.3% |
| FCF yield | 5.4% | 24.8% |
| Dividend yield | 0.8% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.88 | 4.34 |
| Current ratio | 3.44 | 0.36 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.26 | 6.32 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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