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

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

LBTYA has been the topic of a number of research reports. Berenberg Bank raised shares of Liberty Global to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Liberty Global from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Liberty Global from $13.00 to $10.60 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Barclays set a $11.00 price target on shares of Liberty Global and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Global

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of LBTYA. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Liberty Global by 27.8% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 451,847 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,201,000 after acquiring an additional 98,182 shares during the period. Strs Ohio bought a new stake in Liberty Global during the first quarter valued at about $1,372,000. SageView Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in Liberty Global during the first quarter valued at about $131,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in Liberty Global by 0.4% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 4,865,128 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,998,000 after acquiring an additional 20,771 shares during the period. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in Liberty Global during the first quarter valued at about $652,000. 37.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Liberty Global Stock Up 0.7%

NASDAQ:LBTYA traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $9.90. 2,048,182 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,091,509. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $9.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.02. The company has a current ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Liberty Global has a fifty-two week low of $9.03 and a fifty-two week high of $21.56. The firm has a market cap of $3.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.21 and a beta of 1.14.

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

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.