Bayberry Capital Partners LP Makes New $13.78 Million Investment in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA)

Bayberry Capital Partners LP acquired a new position in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 1,080,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $13,781,000. Liberty Global comprises approximately 5.3% of Bayberry Capital Partners LP's investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Bayberry Capital Partners LP owned about 0.30% of Liberty Global at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays set a $11.00 price target on shares of Liberty Global and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Liberty Global from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and cut their price target for the stock from $24.70 to $12.40 in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Liberty Global from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $17.29.

Liberty Global Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LBTYA traded up $0.03 during trading on Friday, reaching $9.30. The stock had a trading volume of 1,215,278 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,062,702. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $10.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.23. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 52 week low of $9.19 and a 52 week high of $21.56.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported ($3.84) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.83) by ($3.01). The company had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.09 billion. Liberty Global had a net margin of 23.09% and a return on equity of 9.83%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Liberty Global Ltd. will post -1.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Liberty Global

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.