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Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ:LBRDA) Stock Passes Above 50-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

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Liberty Broadband Corporation (NASDAQ:LBRDA - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of $93.23 and traded as high as $100.77. Liberty Broadband shares last traded at $99.79, with a volume of 41,378 shares traded.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Benchmark lowered their target price on shares of Liberty Broadband from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 31st.

Read Our Latest Analysis on LBRDA

Liberty Broadband Stock Up 1.0%

The company has a market cap of $14.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.94 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The company has a fifty day moving average of $93.23 and a 200 day moving average of $83.74.

Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ:LBRDA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.67. Liberty Broadband had a return on equity of 9.24% and a net margin of 86.40%. The business had revenue of $266.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $248.60 million.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Broadband

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Liberty Broadband by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,188 shares of the company's stock valued at $271,000 after buying an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. PAX Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in Liberty Broadband by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. PAX Financial Group LLC now owns 13,799 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,026,000 after acquiring an additional 144 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp lifted its position in shares of Liberty Broadband by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 4,562 shares of the company's stock valued at $339,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Liberty Broadband by 5.1% in the first quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 3,660 shares of the company's stock worth $311,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Liberty Broadband by 54.2% during the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 566 shares of the company's stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares in the last quarter. 10.29% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Liberty Broadband

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Liberty Broadband Corporation engages in the communications businesses. The company's GCI Holdings segment provides data, wireless, video, voice, and managed services to residential customers, businesses, governmental entities, educational, and medical institutions in Alaska under the GCI brand. Its Charter segment offers subscription-based Internet and video services, and mobile and voice services; and state-of-the-art residential and business services, which includes Spectrum Internet, TV, mobile and voice for small and medium-sized companies; Spectrum Business provides a suite of broadband products and services for businesses and government application; Spectrum Enterprise offers customized fiber-based solutions; Spectrum Reach provides advertising and production for the modern media landscape.

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