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

Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. acquired a new position in Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 95,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,093,000.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new stake in shares of Liberty Global in the first quarter valued at about $50,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Liberty Global during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $73,000. Friedenthal Financial acquired a new stake in Liberty Global during the first quarter worth about $78,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased 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 valued at $78,000 after buying an additional 6,472 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division raised its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 90.9% during the 1st quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 10,500 shares of the company's stock worth $121,000 after buying an additional 5,000 shares during the period. 37.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Liberty Global Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LBTYA traded down $0.26 during trading on Friday, hitting $9.97. 1,341,786 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,052,391. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $9.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.86. Liberty Global Ltd has a 1 year low of $9.03 and a 1 year high of $21.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 0.95.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported ($3.84) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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 negative net margin of 4.25% and a negative return on equity of 1.15%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Liberty Global Ltd will post -1.35 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LBTYA has been the subject of a number of research reports. Berenberg Bank raised shares of Liberty Global to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Barclays set a $11.00 price objective on Liberty Global and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on Liberty Global from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. 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 research note on Monday, May 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Liberty Global currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $14.94.

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.