Virtu Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Liberty Global PLC (NASDAQ:LILAK - Free Report) by 98.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 195,468 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 96,797 shares during the quarter. Virtu Financial LLC owned 0.10% of Liberty Global worth $1,214,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fourth Sail Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Liberty Global in the 1st quarter worth $15,734,000. Long Focus Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Liberty Global by 79.0% during the fourth quarter. Long Focus Capital Management LLC now owns 3,034,616 shares of the company's stock valued at $19,239,000 after purchasing an additional 1,339,216 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 4,054.1% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 809,417 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,087,000 after acquiring an additional 789,932 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 41.3% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,881,436 shares of the company's stock valued at $11,928,000 after acquiring an additional 549,884 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 27.1% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,519,252 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,632,000 after acquiring an additional 324,018 shares in the last quarter. 52.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Liberty Global Trading Up 3.5%
NASDAQ:LILAK traded up $0.27 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $7.99. 1,634,900 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,198,846. The company has a market capitalization of $1.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.35 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a quick ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.00. Liberty Global PLC has a twelve month low of $4.23 and a twelve month high of $10.67. The business has a 50-day moving average of $6.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $6.14.
Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LILAK - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported ($2.12) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.02 by ($2.14). The business had revenue of $1.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.11 billion. Liberty Global had a negative net margin of 26.61% and a negative return on equity of 71.58%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Wall Street Zen lowered Liberty Global from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th.
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Liberty Latin America Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides fixed, mobile, and subsea telecommunications services. The company operates through C&W Caribbean, C&W Panama, Liberty Networks, Liberty Puerto Rico, and Liberty Costa Rico segments. It offers communications and entertainment services, including video, broadband internet, fixed-line, telephony, and mobiles services to residential and business customers; and business products and services that include enterprise-grade connectivity, data center, hosting, and managed solutions, as well as information technology solutions for small and medium enterprises, international companies, and governmental agencies.
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