Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. Purchases Shares of 95,000 Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYA)

Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. bought a new position in shares of Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 95,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,093,000.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new position in Liberty Global in the first quarter worth approximately $50,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC bought a new position in Liberty Global in the fourth quarter worth approximately $73,000. Friedenthal Financial bought a new position in Liberty Global in the first quarter worth approximately $78,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Liberty Global by 2,370.7% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,745 shares of the company's stock worth $78,000 after acquiring an additional 6,472 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division boosted its holdings in Liberty Global by 90.9% in the first quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 10,500 shares of the company's stock worth $121,000 after acquiring an additional 5,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 37.20% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LBTYA has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Berenberg Bank upgraded Liberty Global to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Citigroup dropped their target price on Liberty Global from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Barclays set a $11.00 price target on Liberty Global and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price target on Liberty Global from $13.00 to $10.60 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $14.94.

Liberty Global Price Performance

LBTYA stock traded up $0.16 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $10.13. 1,202,830 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,049,934. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 0.95. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $9.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.82. Liberty Global Ltd has a 12 month low of $9.03 and a 12 month high of $21.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.44 and a beta of 1.14.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported ($3.84) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.83) by ($3.01). Liberty Global had a negative return on equity of 1.15% and a negative net margin of 4.25%. The firm had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Liberty Global Ltd will post -1.35 EPS for the current year.

Liberty Global Company 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.