SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Free Report) by 2,014.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 565,516 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 538,772 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC owned about 0.16% of Liberty Global worth $6,509,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Accurate Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Liberty Global by 15.5% during the first quarter. Accurate Wealth Management LLC now owns 34,530 shares of the company's stock worth $363,000 after buying an additional 4,642 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in shares of Liberty Global by 149.1% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 526,651 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,062,000 after acquiring an additional 315,242 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 2,370.7% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,745 shares of the company's stock valued at $78,000 after purchasing an additional 6,472 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new position in Liberty Global in the 1st quarter worth about $50,000. Finally, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division boosted its position in Liberty Global by 90.9% during the first quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 10,500 shares of the company's stock worth $121,000 after purchasing an additional 5,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 37.20% of the company's stock.
Liberty Global Stock Up 2.3%
NASDAQ:LBTYA traded up $0.22 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $9.97. The stock had a trading volume of 1,688,387 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,082,397. Liberty Global Ltd. has a twelve month low of $9.03 and a twelve month high of $21.56. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The company has a market capitalization of $3.45 billion, a PE ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.14.
Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported ($3.84) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.83) by ($3.01). The business had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.09 billion. Liberty Global had a net margin of 23.09% and a return on equity of 9.83%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Liberty Global Ltd. will post -1.35 EPS for the current year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
LBTYA has been the topic of a number of research reports. 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. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Liberty Global from $13.00 to $10.60 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price target 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, May 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Liberty Global currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $14.94.
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About Liberty Global
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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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