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Track CABO free→NYSECommunication ServicesTelecom ServicesSnapshot 2026-06-12
Recent financial performance is holding in the top half of its industry — the reason to own it looks intact.
Recent financial performance is neutral. Earnings quality cannot be assessed because the company was unprofitable over the past year. Management's recent track record has been fairly steady. Risk is high, and the sector backdrop is a headwind. Peer multiples imply a price about 87% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is cheap, value-trap risk, as it trades below peer multiples but recent financials are weak. This read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 1 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $47.00. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $47 CABO trades at 1× p/e, below its 12× p/e peer median. Our $383 fair value sits above the price; medium confidence. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price implies about 88% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about -4%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
No fragility gates fired. Regime (Crisis) does not concentrate fragility.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Communication Services names rated neutral grew net income 46% of the time over the next year (vs 61% for the rest of the cohort, n=902).
Over the trailing year it converted -1.74x of net income into operating cash flow.
Not enough signal yet.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the broad stock market, the US dollar, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity.
2 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by executive changes. Historically, Communication Services names rated neutral grew net income 53% of the time over the next year (vs 63% for the rest of the cohort, n=271).
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $7.10 → $6.08 (-14.5% / 30d). 0 raised, 1 cut, 2 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 0% of analysts rate Buy.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$317.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$807.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $7,671.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-12
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: A big drop in residential data revenue would show ongoing subscriber losses. This would hurt growth.
Confirms:Q2 residential data revenue down year over year worse than -5.1%.
Disproves:Residential data revenue stays the same or grows each year.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for CABO yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Chief Operating Officer — Kenneth E. Johnson: Mr. Johnson is stepping down from his role as Chief Operating Officer with a transition period and severance benefits.
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Cheaper than its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Communication Services (broad).
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
CABO Cable One | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 64 of 100 | inexpensive | high |
WMG Warner Music Group | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 94 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
PINS Pinterest | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 73 of 100 | full | elevated |
NYT New York Times Company | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 96 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
MSGS Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 4 of 100 | full | moderate |
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-12.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-12.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Continue to maintain the dividend per share at $2.95 as part of capital allocation strategy.
Focus on increasing cash generated from operating activities to support financial stability.
Efforts to stabilize net income amid fluctuating revenues and operational challenges.
Why it matters: Stable net income is important for long-term health. It helps build investor trust.
Confirms:Net income shows a profit above $35.77M in Q2 2026.
Disproves:Net income drops back into a loss in Q2 2026.
Why it matters: Keeping the dividend shows confidence in cash flow and financial health.
Confirms:Dividend per share remains at $2.95 in the next announcement.
Disproves:Dividend per share is cut below $2.95.
Why it matters: Leadership changes can change company strategy and how it performs.
Confirms one read:A new COO is hired to improve operations.
Confirms the other:There are ongoing problems after the COO leaves.
Why it matters: More cash from operations shows better financial health. It also means better efficiency.
Confirms:Cash from operating activities goes above $118.22M in Q2 2026.
Disproves:Cash from operating activities falls below $116.33M in Q2 2026.
The information contained in this Item 2.02, as well as in Exhibit 99.1, is furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and such information shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific…
is furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and such information shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking…