Liberty Broadband (LBRDA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Liberty Broadband Corporation engages in the communications businesses. The company's GCI Holdings segment provides data, wireless, video, voice, and managed services to residential customers, businesses, governmental entities, educational, and medical institutions in Alaska under the GCI brand. Its Charter segment offers subscription-based Internet and video services, and mobile and voice services; and state-of-the-art residential and business services, which includes Spectrum Internet, TV, mobile and voice for small and medium-sized companies; Spectrum Business provides a suite of broadband products and services for businesses and government application; Spectrum Enterprise offers customized fiber-based solutions; Spectrum Reach provides advertising and production for the modern media landscape. In addition, the company provides security suite that offers computer viruses, spyware and threats from malicious actors across the internet; offers internet access, data networking, fiber connectivity to cellular towers and office buildings, video entertainment, and business telephone services; advertising services on cable television networks, streaming services, and advertising platforms; and operates regional sports and news networks. Liberty Broadband Corporation was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $97.18 to $99.45
• 50-Day Range: $72.28 to $100.20
• 52-Week Range: $49.68 to $102.38
• Volume: 114,756 shs
• Average Volume: 161,113 shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.98 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.95
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $86.20
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Liberty Broadband Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Liberty Broadband scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 161st out of 274 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Liberty Broadband has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Liberty Broadband has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Liberty Broadband is 18.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.91.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Liberty Broadband is 18.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 15.33.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Liberty Broadband has a P/B Ratio of 1.58. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.52% of the float of Liberty Broadband has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Liberty Broadband has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Liberty Broadband has recently increased by 27.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Liberty Broadband does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Liberty Broadband does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.84

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.52% of the float of Liberty Broadband has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Liberty Broadband has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Liberty Broadband has recently increased by 27.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.43

News Sentiment

Liberty Broadband has a news sentiment score of 1.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Liberty Broadband this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Liberty Broadband to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Liberty Broadband insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.59% of the stock of Liberty Broadband is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 10.29% of the stock of Liberty Broadband is held by institutions.

LBRDA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LBRDA shares performed this year?

Liberty Broadband's stock was trading at $74.36 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LBRDA shares have increased by 32.8% and is now trading at $98.7750.
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How were Liberty Broadband's earnings last quarter?

Liberty Broadband Co. (NASDAQ:LBRDA) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.67. The firm earned $266 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $248.60 million. Liberty Broadband had a net margin of 78.07% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.45%.

Does Liberty Broadband have any subsidiaries?

Liberty Broadband subsidiaries include these companies: GCI Liberty Inc., Alaska United Fiber System Partnership, BBN Inc., Bortek LLC, Broadband Holdco LLC, Celebrate Interactive LLC (fka Celebrate Interactive Holdings LLC), Communication Capital LLC, and others.

Who are Liberty Broadband's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Liberty Broadband include Aristeia Capital L.L.C. (1.16%), Vanguard Group Inc. (1.06%), FPR Partners LLC (0.56%) and Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P. (0.47%). Insiders that own company stock include J David Wargo and John C Malone.
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How do I buy shares of Liberty Broadband?

Shares of LBRDA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2025
• Today: 5/21/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Cable & other pay television services
• Sub-Industry: Communication
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LBRDA
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:LBDAV
• CIK: 1611983
• Web: www.libertybroadband.com
• Phone: (720) 875-5700
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,900
• Year Founded: 1991

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $86.20
• High Stock Price Target: $115.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $57.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -12.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $6.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.24
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $688 million
• Net Margins: 78.07%
• Pretax Margin: 100.20%
• Return on Equity: 8.45%
• Return on Assets: 4.92%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.40
• Current Ratio: 2.07
• Quick Ratio: 2.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 13.69
• Cash Flow: $7.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.64
• Book Value: $62.68 per share
• Price / Book: 1.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 143,330,000
• Free Float: 122,578,000
• Market Cap: $14.19 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.02