Credit Industriel ET Commercial bought a new stake in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 693,658 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,851,000. Liberty Global makes up approximately 1.2% of Credit Industriel ET Commercial's holdings, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Credit Industriel ET Commercial owned approximately 0.19% of Liberty Global at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC grew its position in shares of Liberty Global by 333.3% in the fourth quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 17,376,978 shares of the company's stock valued at $221,730,000 after purchasing an additional 13,366,743 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Liberty Global in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $48,381,000. Wolf Hill Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Liberty Global in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,413,000. Contour Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Liberty Global in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,730,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Liberty Global by 55.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,240,199 shares of the company's stock valued at $66,865,000 after purchasing an additional 1,866,197 shares during the last quarter. 37.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
LBTYA has been the topic of several research reports. Barclays set a $11.00 price target on shares of Liberty Global and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Liberty Global from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Liberty Global from $13.00 to $10.60 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Liberty Global currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $14.94.
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Liberty Global Trading Up 1.2%
Shares of LBTYA stock traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $9.70. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,107,872 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,111,044. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 12-month low of $9.03 and a 12-month high of $21.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.35 billion, a PE ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.23. 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 company's 50 day simple moving average is $10.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $11.58.
Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported ($3.84) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.83) by ($3.01). Liberty Global had a net margin of 23.09% and a return on equity of 9.83%. The company had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.09 billion. On average, research analysts predict that Liberty Global Ltd. will post -1.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Liberty Global Company Profile
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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.
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