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Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK) Shares Gap Up - Here's What Happened

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Key Points

  • Liberty Global shares gapped up significantly from a closing price of $10.23 to an opening price of $11.18, indicating market interest and activity.
  • The company reported a negative earnings per share (EPS) of ($8.09) for the last quarter, highlighting ongoing financial challenges.
  • Institutional investors hold 46.10% of Liberty Global's stock, with significant activity noted in recent quarters as some firms have drastically increased their holdings.
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Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYK - Get Free Report)'s share price gapped up prior to trading on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $10.23, but opened at $11.18. Liberty Global shares last traded at $10.90, with a volume of 213,448 shares.

Liberty Global Stock Up 5.0%

The business's 50 day moving average is $10.15 and its 200 day moving average is $10.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 0.95. The stock has a market cap of $3.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.10 and a beta of 1.08.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported ($8.09) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.44) by ($7.65). Liberty Global had a negative return on equity of 1.15% and a negative net margin of 4.25%. The firm had revenue of $1.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Global

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 14.4% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,305,471 shares of the company's stock valued at $82,852,000 after purchasing an additional 796,034 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Liberty Global by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,759,893 shares of the company's stock worth $56,976,000 after acquiring an additional 169,432 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Liberty Global by 16.1% in the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,101,558 shares of the company's stock worth $42,287,000 after acquiring an additional 568,348 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Liberty Global by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,488,294 shares of the company's stock worth $35,964,000 after acquiring an additional 95,527 shares during the period. Finally, Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in Liberty Global by 134.6% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 2,134,771 shares of the company's stock worth $25,553,000 after acquiring an additional 1,224,873 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.10% of the company's stock.

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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