400,354 Shares in Liberty Latin America Ltd. (NASDAQ:LILA) Purchased by Hsbc Holdings PLC

Hsbc Holdings PLC acquired a new stake in shares of Liberty Latin America Ltd. (NASDAQ:LILA - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 400,354 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,526,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned approximately 0.20% of Liberty Latin America at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Liberty Latin America by 81.6% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 70,419 shares of the company's stock worth $675,000 after acquiring an additional 31,642 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in Liberty Latin America by 2,129.7% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 169,415 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,077,000 after buying an additional 161,817 shares during the period. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new stake in shares of Liberty Latin America during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of Liberty Latin America by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 200,090 shares of the company's stock worth $1,273,000 after buying an additional 9,627 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in shares of Liberty Latin America by 15.9% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 14,560 shares of the company's stock worth $93,000 after buying an additional 2,002 shares during the period. 18.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Barclays lowered shares of Liberty Latin America from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and cut their price target for the stock from $8.00 to $6.50 in a report on Tuesday, February 25th.

Liberty Latin America Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of LILA stock traded up $0.05 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $5.33. The company's stock had a trading volume of 358,174 shares, compared to its average volume of 357,926. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.68. Liberty Latin America Ltd. has a one year low of $5.12 and a one year high of $10.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.05 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.60 and a beta of 0.94. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $6.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $6.85.

Liberty Latin America (NASDAQ:LILA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported ($0.90) EPS for the quarter. Liberty Latin America had a negative return on equity of 33.41% and a negative net margin of 14.74%. The company had revenue of $1.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.15 billion. Equities research analysts expect that Liberty Latin America Ltd. will post -0.22 EPS for the current year.

Liberty Latin America Profile

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.