Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Analysts

Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) has earned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the seven brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $17.29.

A number of brokerages have issued reports on LBTYA. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on Liberty Global from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Barclays set a $11.00 price target on shares of Liberty Global and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Liberty Global from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and decreased their price target for the company from $24.70 to $12.40 in a report on Thursday, January 23rd.

Liberty Global Price Performance

NASDAQ:LBTYA traded up $0.06 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $9.33. 313,961 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,063,507. Liberty Global has a 1-year low of $9.19 and a 1-year high of $21.56. The stock has a market cap of $3.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.23. The firm's 50-day moving average is $10.92 and its 200-day moving average is $12.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 1.19.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported ($3.84) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.83) by ($3.01). Liberty Global had a return on equity of 9.83% and a net margin of 23.09%. The company had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.09 billion. Equities research analysts expect that Liberty Global will post -1.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Global

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 153.2% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 496,045 shares of the company's stock worth $10,471,000 after acquiring an additional 300,126 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Liberty Global by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 611,380 shares of the company's stock valued at $12,906,000 after purchasing an additional 31,259 shares in the last quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC boosted its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 333.3% during the 4th quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 17,376,978 shares of the company's stock valued at $221,730,000 after buying an additional 13,366,743 shares during the last quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Liberty Global during the fourth quarter worth approximately $284,000. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 62.3% in the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 18,040 shares of the company's stock worth $230,000 after buying an additional 6,927 shares during the last quarter. 37.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.