Insider trade

CEO purchased ~$597K of CHTR shares in the open market

Traded Apr 28, 2026 · Filed Apr 28, 2026

~$597K
Reported value · 3,468 sh @ $172.2349: 74K
Holds after · shares reported: -35.7%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +7.3%, $173.11 → $111.37 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Charter Communications spent $597K of their very own money to buy Charter Communications shares. 3 other people at Charter Communications bought some too, in the same month.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Apr 28, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Apr 28, 2026

CEO$500K–$1MHoldings +5%4 insiders bought in 30d

Context

Classification

open market purchase

Code P — open-market or private purchase

Absolute commitment

~$597,311

Shares × reported transaction price

Size band

$500K–$1M

Ownership change

+4.9%

Purchase shares ÷ estimated pre-transaction holdings, from the filing

Rarity

Not enough history to judge

Confirmed open-market purchases by the same insider in the available history

Cluster activity

4 distinct insiders in 30 days

Distinct insiders at the same issuer with confirmed open-market purchases

Size vs CEO pay

This purchase equals about 9.2% of the CEO's reported total pay for fiscal 2025 ($6.47M)

Purchase value ÷ the CEO's total from the Summary Compensation Table, as tagged in the pay versus performance table of the company's proxy statement (DEF 14A), filed 2026-03-12. The proxy names Mr. Winfrey as CEO for that year. A size comparison, not a judgement

Timing vs results

4 days after results of Apr 24, 2026, 87 days before results of Jul 24, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $173.11 on Apr 28, 2026, at its 52-week low, after a 20% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $173.11 (Apr 28, 2026) to $427.25 (May 16, 2025), 0% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $217.65 on Mar 16, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

Securities lawsuit open at the trade date

A securities lawsuit naming the company as a defendant was filed on Aug 14, 2025 in the U.S. District Court, S.D. New York. A filing is an allegation, not a finding.

Sandoval v. Charter Communications, Inc., docket 1:25-cv-06747, via CourtListener (court records). Nature of suit 850, company named as first defendant

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-1.3%	+3.1%	-4.5%
30 days	-9.2%	+6.3%	-15.5%
90 days	-11.8%	+4.1%	-15.9%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001504089-26-000005
Filed / recorded: Apr 28, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/
Issuer CIK: 1091667
Ticker: CHTR
Reporting person: Christopher L Winfrey
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: President and CEO
Security: Class A Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Apr 28, 2026
Transaction code: P
Shares / units: 3,468
Price per share: $172.2349
Acquired / disposed: Acquired (A)
Shares owned after: 74,409
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $172.07 to $172.27, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Charter Communications, Inc., any security holder of Charter Communications, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.