489,500 Shares in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) Bought by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 489,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,246,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. owned about 0.14% of Liberty Global as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of LBTYA. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 1,081 shares during the period. Spire Wealth Management purchased a new position in Liberty Global during the 4th quarter valued at $59,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Liberty Global during the 4th quarter valued at $73,000. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in Liberty Global during the 4th quarter valued at $123,000. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Liberty Global during the 4th quarter valued at $128,000. Institutional investors own 37.20% of the company's stock.

Liberty Global Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of LBTYA stock traded up $0.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $9.66. The stock had a trading volume of 3,054,350 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,119,216. 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 $3.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.23. The firm's 50-day moving average is $10.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 1.19.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on LBTYA shares. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Liberty Global from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Liberty Global from $13.00 to $10.60 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Barclays set a $11.00 price objective on Liberty Global and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price 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.