Maven Securities LTD Makes New Investment in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA)

Maven Securities LTD purchased a new stake in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 48,600 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $620,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC raised its stake in Liberty Global by 333.3% during the 4th quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 17,376,978 shares of the company's stock worth $221,730,000 after acquiring an additional 13,366,743 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Liberty Global during the 4th quarter worth $48,381,000. Wolf Hill Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Liberty Global during the 4th quarter worth $27,413,000. Contour Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Liberty Global in the fourth quarter valued at $25,730,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Liberty Global by 55.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,240,199 shares of the company's stock valued at $66,865,000 after purchasing an additional 1,866,197 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 37.20% of the company's stock.

Liberty Global Price Performance

LBTYA traded down $0.03 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $9.73. 425,338 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,111,942. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.36 billion, a PE ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.23. The business's 50-day moving average price is $10.68 and its 200 day moving average price is $12.13. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 1-year low of $9.03 and a 1-year high of $21.56.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported ($3.84) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.83) by ($3.01). The business had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.09 billion. Liberty Global had a return on equity of 9.83% and a net margin of 23.09%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Liberty Global Ltd. will post -1.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on LBTYA. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Liberty Global from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $24.70 to $12.40 in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays set a $11.00 target price on shares of Liberty Global and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Liberty Global from $13.00 to $10.60 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on shares of Liberty Global from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Liberty Global currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $16.94.

Liberty Global Company Profile

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.