Graham Capital Management L.P. Raises Holdings in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYK)

Graham Capital Management L.P. grew its stake in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYK - Free Report) by 80.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 256,166 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 113,938 shares during the quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. owned 0.07% of Liberty Global worth $3,366,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of LBTYK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Liberty Global by 34.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 349,565 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,554,000 after purchasing an additional 88,975 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 14.4% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,305,471 shares of the company's stock valued at $82,852,000 after purchasing an additional 796,034 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in shares of Liberty Global by 22.3% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 561,412 shares of the company's stock worth $7,377,000 after buying an additional 102,429 shares in the last quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new position in Liberty Global in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,803,000. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Liberty Global by 18.9% during the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,484,494 shares of the company's stock worth $45,786,000 after purchasing an additional 553,947 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.10% of the company's stock.

Liberty Global Stock Performance

Shares of Liberty Global stock traded down $0.11 on Friday, reaching $10.16. 333,113 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,721,097. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 52 week low of $9.21 and a 52 week high of $22.14. 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 company has a 50 day moving average of $11.11 and a 200 day moving average of $12.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.54 billion, a PE ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.18.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported ($3.84) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.71) by ($3.13). The business had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.08 billion. Liberty Global had a return on equity of 9.83% and a net margin of 23.09%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Liberty Global in a research note on Friday, January 17th. They issued a "hold" rating for the company.

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.