Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series A (NASDAQ:LLYVA) Sets New 1-Year High - Should You Buy?

Shares of Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series A (NASDAQ:LLYVA - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $80.75 and last traded at $79.86, with a volume of 68548 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $78.52.

Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series A Price Performance

The business's 50 day moving average is $75.22 and its 200 day moving average is $71.02. The stock has a market cap of $7.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 295.76 and a beta of 1.38.

Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series A (NASDAQ:LLYVA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported ($0.18) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.04 by ($0.22).

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series A news, Director Chase Carey sold 100,000 shares of Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series A stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.38, for a total transaction of $9,638,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 93,102 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,973,170.76. The trade was a 51.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series A

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series A by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,021,655 shares of the company's stock valued at $135,936,000 after acquiring an additional 18,871 shares during the last quarter. ValueAct Holdings L.P. increased its position in Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series A by 88.8% during the fourth quarter. ValueAct Holdings L.P. now owns 1,268,448 shares of the company's stock worth $84,428,000 after purchasing an additional 596,648 shares during the last quarter. Sculptor Capital LP increased its position in Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series A by 8.4% during the fourth quarter. Sculptor Capital LP now owns 1,100,000 shares of the company's stock worth $73,216,000 after purchasing an additional 84,875 shares during the last quarter. Pentwater Capital Management LP raised its stake in Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series A by 0.6% during the first quarter. Pentwater Capital Management LP now owns 615,000 shares of the company's stock worth $41,353,000 after purchasing an additional 3,500 shares during the period. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG boosted its holdings in shares of Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series A by 567.7% in the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 548,176 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,859,000 after purchasing an additional 466,082 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 25.07% of the company's stock.

Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series A Company Profile

Liberty Live Group operates in the media, communications, and entertainment industries primarily in North America and the United Kingdom. The company is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.