Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) Shares Acquired by D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc.

D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. raised its position in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Free Report) by 93.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 234,078 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 113,017 shares during the period. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. owned about 0.07% of Liberty Global worth $2,987,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LBTYA. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 58.1% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,940 shares of the company's stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,081 shares in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Liberty Global during the fourth quarter worth about $59,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Liberty Global during the fourth quarter worth about $73,000. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Liberty Global during the fourth quarter worth about $123,000. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Liberty Global during the fourth quarter worth about $128,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 37.20% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LBTYA has been the subject of a number of research reports. Barclays set a $11.00 target price on shares of Liberty Global and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price 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. Finally, UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Liberty Global from $13.00 to $10.60 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $16.94.

Liberty Global Price Performance

NASDAQ LBTYA traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $9.59. 2,259,707 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,104,114. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 52-week low of $9.03 and a 52-week high of $21.56. The company has a market capitalization of $3.31 billion, a PE ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The firm's 50-day moving average is $10.50 and its 200-day moving average is $11.76.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 23.09% and a return on equity of 9.83%. The business had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.09 billion. Equities analysts forecast that Liberty Global Ltd. will post -1.35 EPS 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.