Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) has received an average recommendation of "Hold" from the seven brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $24.25.

A number of analysts have recently commented on LBTYA shares. UBS Group cut their price target on Liberty Global from $23.00 to $22.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 26th. HSBC lowered shares of Liberty Global from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $26.00 to $20.00 in a report on Monday, March 18th. Citigroup raised shares of Liberty Global from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the company from $20.00 to $24.00 in a research note on Friday, February 9th. TheStreet raised shares of Liberty Global from a "d+" rating to a "c-" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 25th. Finally, New Street Research restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Liberty Global in a report on Wednesday, February 28th.

Liberty Global Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LBTYA traded up $0.50 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $17.51. The stock had a trading volume of 1,920,630 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,872,074. The company's 50-day moving average price is $16.79 and its 200-day moving average price is $17.28. Liberty Global has a fifty-two week low of $15.01 and a fifty-two week high of $20.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The company has a market capitalization of $6.53 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.71 and a beta of 1.16.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The company reported $1.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Liberty Global had a negative return on equity of 14.07% and a negative net margin of 37.27%. The company had revenue of $1.95 billion for the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted ($1.59) EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Liberty Global will post -0.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Liberty Global

In related news, Director J David Wargo sold 30,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.35, for a total transaction of $520,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 159,632 shares in the company, valued at $2,769,615.20. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In other Liberty Global news, Director J David Wargo sold 30,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.35, for a total value of $520,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 159,632 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,769,615.20. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Andrea Salvato sold 32,403 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.70, for a total value of $573,533.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 102,286 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,810,462.20. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 113,629 shares of company stock worth $2,046,783. Insiders own 11.51% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Liberty Global by 148.1% during the third quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,273 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 1,357 shares during the last quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new position in Liberty Global in the 1st quarter worth approximately $91,000. Bfsg LLC purchased a new position in Liberty Global in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $106,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Liberty Global during the 4th quarter valued at $141,000. Finally, Tevis Investment Management purchased a new stake in shares of Liberty Global during the first quarter worth $180,000. 37.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.