Guggenheim Capital LLC Invests $661,000 in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA)

Guggenheim Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 51,832 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $661,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in LBTYA. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in Liberty Global by 58.1% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,940 shares of the company's stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,081 shares during the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Liberty Global during the fourth quarter worth $59,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Liberty Global during the fourth quarter valued at $73,000. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in Liberty Global in the fourth quarter valued at about $123,000. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Liberty Global during the 4th quarter worth about $128,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 37.20% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LBTYA has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of Liberty Global from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered Liberty Global from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $24.70 to $12.40 in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Liberty Global currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $17.43.

Liberty Global Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of LBTYA stock traded down $0.07 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $10.95. 1,437,806 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,026,551. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 52 week low of $9.84 and a 52 week high of $21.56. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The business has a 50 day moving average of $11.14 and a two-hundred day moving average of $13.16. The company has a market capitalization of $3.82 billion, a PE ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 1.25.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $6.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.92) by $7.25. The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.84 billion. Liberty Global had a return on equity of 9.83% and a net margin of 23.09%. Analysts anticipate that Liberty Global Ltd. will post -1.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Liberty Global Profile

Liberty Global Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides broadband internet, video, fixed-line telephony, and mobile communications services to residential and business customers. It offers value-added broadband services, such as WiFi features, security, anti-virus, firewall, spam protection, smart home services, online storage solutions, and web spaces; and Connect Box that delivers in-home Wi-Fi service.