Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYA) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYA) has an average analyst rating of "Hold", with 1 sell, 5 hold, and 2 buy ratings from eight brokerages.
• The company's 12-month price target among analysts is $14.26, while recent targets have varied, with Barclays and Citigroup both setting targets at $11.00.
• Liberty Global reported an earnings per share of ($8.09) for the last quarter, significantly missing expectations, while revenue of $1.27 billion exceeded estimates.

Shares of Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) have received a consensus rating of "Hold" from the eight research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $14.2571.

LBTYA has been the topic of several research reports. Berenberg Bank upgraded shares of Liberty Global to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $21.00 price objective (up previously from $18.00) on shares of Liberty Global in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Barclays set a $11.00 price objective on shares of Liberty Global and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Liberty Global from $10.60 to $11.80 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Liberty Global from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Global

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LBTYA. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 323,684 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,130,000 after acquiring an additional 8,096 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Liberty Global during the 4th quarter valued at about $295,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Liberty Global by 16.7% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 25,321 shares of the company's stock valued at $323,000 after purchasing an additional 3,619 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Liberty Global by 93.2% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 958,564 shares of the company's stock valued at $12,229,000 after purchasing an additional 462,519 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CreativeOne Wealth LLC bought a new position in Liberty Global during the 4th quarter valued at about $694,000. 37.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Liberty Global Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ LBTYA traded up $0.07 during trading on Thursday, hitting $11.60. 2,113,205 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,107,167. Liberty Global has a 1 year low of $9.02 and a 1 year high of $21.56. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $10.19 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.95 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.19 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported ($8.09) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.55) by ($7.54). Liberty Global had a negative return on equity of 22.64% and a negative net margin of 60.38%. The business had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.20 billion. On average, equities analysts predict that Liberty Global will post -1.35 EPS for the current year.

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.