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

Shares of Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the eight analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $14.94.

LBTYA has been the subject of a number of research reports. 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 note on Wednesday, May 28th. Berenberg Bank raised shares of Liberty Global to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Liberty Global from $13.00 to $10.60 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Barclays set a $11.00 price objective on shares of Liberty Global and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th.

Liberty Global Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of LBTYA stock traded down $0.02 on Friday, reaching $10.22. 302,344 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,034,239. The company has a market cap of $3.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.54 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a 50-day moving average of $9.81 and a 200-day moving average of $10.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 0.95. Liberty Global has a one year low of $9.03 and a one year high of $21.56.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported ($3.84) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.83) by ($3.01). Liberty Global had a negative return on equity of 1.15% and a negative net margin of 4.25%. The business had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. Analysts anticipate that Liberty Global will post -1.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Liberty Global by 10.5% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 391,384 shares of the company's stock worth $4,994,000 after buying an additional 37,072 shares in the last quarter. Hi Line Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 21.1% during the first quarter. Hi Line Capital Management LLC now owns 1,001,541 shares of the company's stock worth $11,528,000 after purchasing an additional 174,234 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 22.8% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,030,866 shares of the company's stock worth $13,154,000 after purchasing an additional 191,179 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in Liberty Global by 2,014.6% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 565,516 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,509,000 after acquiring an additional 538,772 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. acquired a new stake in Liberty Global in the first quarter valued at $1,093,000. 37.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.