Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday. The company reported ($3.84) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.83) by ($3.01), Zacks reports. The company had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. Liberty Global had a net margin of 23.09% and a return on equity of 9.83%.
Liberty Global Price Performance
Shares of LBTYA opened at $9.64 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $11.10 and a 200-day moving average of $12.96. Liberty Global has a 1 year low of $9.52 and a 1 year high of $21.56. The company has a market capitalization of $3.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 1.19.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Liberty Global from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and cut their price objective for the company from $24.70 to $12.40 in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut 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. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $17.43.
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About Liberty Global
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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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