Graham Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYK - Free Report) by 80.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm 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 and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in LBTYK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Liberty Global by 34.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 349,565 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,554,000 after buying an additional 88,975 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 14.4% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,305,471 shares of the company's stock worth $82,852,000 after purchasing an additional 796,034 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position 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 purchasing an additional 102,429 shares in the last quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA acquired a new position in shares of Liberty Global during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,803,000. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 18.9% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 46.10% of the company's stock.
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Separately, StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Liberty Global in a research report on Friday, January 17th. They set a "hold" rating on the stock.
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Liberty Global Trading Up 7.9%
Shares of NASDAQ:LBTYK traded up $0.74 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $10.06. The company had a trading volume of 2,654,641 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,735,214. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 12 month low of $9.21 and a 12 month high of $22.14. 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 stock has a market cap of $3.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.18. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $12.76.
Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK - 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 the consensus estimate of ($0.71) by ($3.13). The company 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%.
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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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