Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYK - Free Report) by 14.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 6,305,471 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 796,034 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 1.76% of Liberty Global worth $82,852,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of LBTYK. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Liberty Global during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 40.3% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,032 shares of the company's stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 871 shares during the last quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich purchased a new position in Liberty Global during the 4th quarter valued at $63,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB bought a new position in Liberty Global in the 4th quarter valued at $66,000. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Liberty Global in the fourth quarter worth $86,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 46.10% of the company's stock.
Liberty Global Trading Up 0.5 %
LBTYK stock traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $9.98. The company had a trading volume of 183,017 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,753,995. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $11.54 and a 200 day moving average of $13.29. 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 Ltd. has a 12 month low of $9.21 and a 12 month high of $22.14. The company has a market capitalization of $3.48 billion, a PE ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.18.
Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK - 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 ($0.71) by ($3.13). The firm had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.08 billion. Liberty Global had a return on equity of 9.83% and a net margin of 23.09%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Liberty Global in a research note on Friday, January 17th. They set a "hold" rating for the company.
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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.
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