Shares of Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $11.50 and traded as high as $12.37. Liberty Global shares last traded at $12.15, with a volume of 1,306,403 shares.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Pivotal Research reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $18.00 target price on shares of Liberty Global in a report on Monday. Weiss Ratings downgraded Liberty Global from a "sell (d)" rating to a "sell (d-)" rating in a report on Monday. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Liberty Global from $12.00 to $12.60 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Liberty Global from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $16.15.
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Liberty Global Stock Performance
The stock has a market cap of $4.07 billion, a P/E ratio of -0.76 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $12.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.08.
Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.35) by $1.31. The firm had revenue of $1.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.27 billion. Liberty Global had a negative return on equity of 47.65% and a negative net margin of 109.64%. On average, equities analysts expect that Liberty Global Ltd will post -1.44 EPS for the current year.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC boosted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 9.7% during the first quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 23,644,817 shares of the company's stock valued at $285,866,000 after buying an additional 2,097,847 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 75.0% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 13,423,957 shares of the company's stock valued at $149,543,000 after buying an additional 5,751,520 shares during the last quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 29.3% during the fourth quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 10,018,432 shares of the company's stock valued at $111,605,000 after buying an additional 2,268,065 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 6.3% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,832,267 shares of the company's stock valued at $106,782,000 after buying an additional 521,750 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Oaktree Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 4.1% during the third quarter. Oaktree Capital Management LP now owns 8,551,191 shares of the company's stock valued at $97,997,000 after buying an additional 339,000 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 37.20% of the company's stock.
About Liberty Global
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Liberty Global plc operates as a leading international telecommunications and television company, offering a wide array of broadband internet, digital cable television, fixed-line telephony and mobile services. Through its extensive fiber and hybrid-fiber coaxial networks, the company delivers high-speed internet connectivity, video on demand and interactive television platforms to residential and business customers. Its service portfolio includes digital voice, managed Wi-Fi solutions, home security and converged connectivity bundles designed to meet evolving consumer and enterprise demands.
The company's footprint spans key European markets, including the United Kingdom and Ireland under the Virgin Media brand, the Netherlands through Ziggo, Belgium via Telenet, and operations in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Poland and Luxembourg.
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