Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Takes $6.25 Million Position in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA)

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 489,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,246,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. owned about 0.14% of Liberty Global as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of 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 position in shares of Liberty Global in the fourth quarter valued at $59,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC bought a new position in Liberty Global during the 4th quarter valued at $73,000. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in Liberty Global during the 4th quarter valued at $123,000. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Liberty Global in the 4th quarter worth about $128,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 37.20% of the company's stock.

Liberty Global Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LBTYA traded down $0.24 on Friday, hitting $9.75. The stock had a trading volume of 2,282,503 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,117,776. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $10.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $12.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.05. Liberty Global Ltd. has a twelve month low of $9.03 and a twelve month high of $21.56. The company has a market capitalization of $3.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.23.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last released 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 business had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. Liberty Global had a net margin of 23.09% and a return on equity of 9.83%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Liberty Global Ltd. will post -1.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on LBTYA shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective 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 decreased their target price on shares of Liberty Global from $13.00 to $10.60 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 12th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Liberty Global from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and cut their price objective for the company from $24.70 to $12.40 in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Barclays set a $11.00 price target on shares of Liberty Global and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $16.94.

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.