Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) Shares Bought by UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its stake in shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Free Report) by 4.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,844,357 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 198,269 shares during the quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC owned about 1.35% of Liberty Global worth $61,814,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Liberty Global by 58.1% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,940 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,081 shares during the period. Spire Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Liberty Global during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $59,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Liberty Global in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $73,000. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Liberty Global in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $123,000. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Liberty Global during the fourth quarter worth approximately $128,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 37.20% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LBTYA has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Barclays set a $11.00 price objective on shares of Liberty Global and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on shares of Liberty Global from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. UBS Group dropped 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 objective on Liberty Global from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. One equities research 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's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $14.94.

Liberty Global Price Performance

Shares of LBTYA traded up $0.08 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $9.58. The company had a trading volume of 1,741,504 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,186,012. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 12-month low of $9.02 and a 12-month high of $21.56. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.66. The company has a market capitalization of $3.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.23.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported ($3.84) earnings per share (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 net margin of 23.09% and a return on equity of 9.83%. Research analysts expect that Liberty Global Ltd. will post -1.35 earnings per share for the current 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.