OPTU Optimum Communications (OPTU) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Media · Cable & other pay television services · CIK 0001702780
Form 144 · 1
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
122
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about OPTU
Insiders, 180 days
+$3.5M net bought
1 buyer · 1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$14.9K
1 notice
Optimum Communications insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, Optimum Communications, Inc. insiders bought a net $3.5M of stock across 25 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 9 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (9 buys), the last on Oct 22, 2026.
- The trade is 0.3% of the 21,777,316 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 122 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider SUBIN NEIL S bought about $38.9K of OPTU on Oct 23, 2026; 122 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 8 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (8 buys), the last on Aug 25, 2026.
- The trade is 10.0% of the 21,713,692 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 122 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider SUBIN NEIL S bought about $1.1M of OPTU on Oct 22, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 122 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 buys), the last on Aug 24, 2026.
- The trade is 0.0% of the 19,549,309 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 122 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider SUBIN NEIL S bought about $340 of OPTU on Aug 25, 2026; 122 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (6 buys), the last on Aug 21, 2026.
- The trade is 0.9% of the 19,548,909 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 122 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider SUBIN NEIL S bought about $143.4K of OPTU on Aug 24, 2026; 122 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 buys), the last on Aug 20, 2026.
- The trade is 2.8% of the 19,377,198 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 122 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider SUBIN NEIL S bought about $452.6K of OPTU on Aug 21, 2026; 122 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.25 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$3.5M over 180 days
+$3.5M over 90 days · +$3.6M of it by a 10%+ holder
more than 96% of Media
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
122 funds bought in last quarter
more than 67% of Media
Revenue
-4.1% year over year
below 64% of Media
Margin
-21.8% net margin
below 74% of Media
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
10.6% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 16.8 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 94% of Media
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 26Insider SUBIN NEIL S bought $3.6M (10 trades, Jul 29 to Oct 23)
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-66.6%12M
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart.
When a name files heavily, the largest trades are drawn first.
Who owns OPTU: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
19,543,542 sh
$28.3M
15,920,494 sh
$23.1M
14,100,000 sh
$20.4M
12,127,418 sh
$17.6M
8,893,189 sh
$13.5M
Congress trades in OPTU
No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
OPTU planned insider sales (Form 144)
Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Olsen Michael
Filed 2026-08-03
$14.9K
Olsen Michael
Filed 2026-07-01
$17.6K
OPTU mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
DoubleLine Fortune 500 Equal Weight ETF
$158.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.5%
AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund
$314.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
Harbor AlphaEdge Small Cap Earners ETF
$9.6K position · as of 2026-07-31
0.1%
VANGUARD STRATEGIC SMALL-CAP EQUITY FUND
$1.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
Fidelity Small Cap Value Index Fund
$456.6K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
$3.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mathew
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2024
$14.4M
$11.8M
$3.7M
-94%
+6%
2023
$4.3M
$278.0K
$5.5M
-91%
-10%
2021
$38.3M
-$96.7M
$5.9M
-57%
-5%
2020
$48.0M
$137.5M
$11.5M
+39%
+4%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $3.5M bought by insiders over 180 days, 122 funds added last quarter, $14.9K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
OPTU financials
Revenue growth
-4.1%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-21.8%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$8.4B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Revenue, TTM OPTU
| FY Dec 2025 | $8.6B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $9.0B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $9.2B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $9.6B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $10.1B |
| Jun 2026 | $2.0B |
| Mar 2026 | $2.1B |
| Dec 2025 | $2.2B |
| Sep 2025 | $2.1B |
| Jun 2025 | $2.1B |
| Mar 2025 | $2.2B |
| Dec 2024 | $2.2B |
| Sep 2024 | $2.2B |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
-57.7%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM OPTU
| FY Dec 2025 | -21.3% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -0.9% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +0.9% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +2.3% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +10.0% |
| Jun 2026 | -14.4% |
| Mar 2026 | -139.6% |
| Dec 2025 | -1.6% |
| Sep 2025 | -77.1% |
| Jun 2025 | -4.5% |
| Mar 2025 | -3.5% |
| Dec 2024 | -1.3% |
| Sep 2024 | -1.9% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
-$208.0M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM OPTU
| FY Dec 2025 | -$118.8M |
| FY Dec 2024 | $149.4M |
| FY Dec 2023 | $121.6M |
| FY Dec 2022 | $452.6M |
| FY Dec 2021 | $1.6B |
| Jun 2026 | -$91.9M |
| Mar 2026 | -$137.4M |
| Dec 2025 | $199.4M |
| Sep 2025 | -$178.1M |
| Jun 2025 | $28.4M |
| Mar 2025 | -$168.6M |
| Dec 2024 | $49.9M |
| Sep 2024 | $76.9M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
n/a
equity is zero or negative, the ratio has no meaning
Debt to equity OPTU
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.04x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt OPTU
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.05x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.06x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.07x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.09x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.11x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.04x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.05x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.05x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.05x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.06x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.05x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.06x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.07x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
n/a
average equity is zero or negative
Return on equity OPTU
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
-16.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets OPTU
| FY Dec 2025 | -5.9% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -0.2% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +0.2% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +0.7% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +3.0% |
| Jun 2026 | -16.2% |
| Mar 2026 | -15.6% |
| Dec 2025 | -5.9% |
| Sep 2025 | -5.8% |
| Jun 2025 | -0.8% |
| Mar 2025 | -0.4% |
| Dec 2024 | -0.2% |
| Sep 2024 | -0.4% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on invested capital OPTU
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | +4.7% |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | +7.7% |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
-11.5%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed OPTU
| FY Dec 2025 | -0.4% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +5.7% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +5.7% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +6.0% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +8.3% |
| Jun 2026 | -11.5% |
| Mar 2026 | -10.2% |
| Dec 2025 | -0.4% |
| Sep 2025 | -0.6% |
| Jun 2025 | +4.9% |
| Mar 2025 | +5.5% |
| Dec 2024 | +5.7% |
| Sep 2024 | +5.6% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
P/E, trailing OPTU
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | 27.08x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 10.95x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 7.56x |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$25.5B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-31 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
Enterprise value OPTU
| FY Dec 2025 | $26.0B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $25.9B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $26.3B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $28.4B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $33.7B |
| Jun 2026 | $25.9B |
| Mar 2026 | $26.0B |
| Dec 2025 | $26.0B |
| Sep 2025 | $26.4B |
| Jun 2025 | $26.0B |
| Mar 2025 | $26.3B |
| Dec 2024 | $25.9B |
| Sep 2024 | $25.9B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
-105.2%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
FCF yield OPTU
| FY Dec 2025 | -15.3% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +13.4% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +8.2% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +21.6% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +22.1% |
| Jun 2026 | -30.1% |
| Mar 2026 | -14.3% |
| Dec 2025 | -15.3% |
| Sep 2025 | -23.8% |
| Jun 2025 | -1.3% |
| Mar 2025 | -6.7% |
| Dec 2024 | +13.4% |
| Sep 2024 | +26.5% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
PEG, trailing OPTU
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.04x |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2024-09 | 2024-06 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.6B | $9.0B | n/a | n/a |
| Operating income | -$112.6M | $1.7B | n/a | n/a |
| Net income | -$1.8B | -$78.3M | n/a | n/a |
| EPS (diluted) | -4.00 | -0.22 | n/a | n/a |
| Operating cash flow | $1.2B | $1.6B | n/a | n/a |
| Cash | $1.0B | $256.5M | n/a | $362.1M |
| Long-term debt | $26.1B | $24.9B | $24.8B | $24.9B |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
OPTU Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
Find similar shapesCompareOPTU ranks highest on insider conviction (76th percentile) and institutional and government (51st), and lowest on profitability (27th), among Media peers.
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OPTU filings, in plain words
Are Optimum Communications insiders buying or selling OPTU?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Optimum Communications insiders were net buyers, a net $3.5M: $3.6M of purchases and $86.6K of sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer and 1 seller.
Are there planned insider sales of OPTU?
Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $14.9K of stock; the latest, by Olsen Michael, was filed 2026-08-03.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Optimum Communications insiders were net buyers of OPTU, a net $3.5M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer and 1 seller. Most of that figure, $3.6M, came from a holder of 10% or more rather than an officer or director. Purchases outweighed sales more than tenfold by value. None of the 4 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $14.9K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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