Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Optimum Communications (OPTU)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Optimum Communications (NYSE: OPTU):

• 2/17/2026 – Optimum Communications was upgraded by Zacks Research from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 2/15/2026 – Optimum Communications was downgraded by Citigroup Inc. from “buy” to “neutral”.
• 2/13/2026 – Optimum Communications was given a new $2.00 price target by Evercore Inc.
• 2/10/2026 – Optimum Communications was downgraded by Benchmark Co. from “buy” to “hold”.
• 1/21/2026 – Optimum Communications had its “sell (d-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 1/16/2026 – Optimum Communications was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.

Insider Buying and Selling at Optimum Communications

In other news, General Counsel Michael Olsen sold 250,000 shares of Optimum Communications stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.60, for a total value of $400,000.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel owned 1,496,277 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,394,043.20. The trade was a 14.32% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 44.60% of the company’s stock.

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 approximately five million 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.