Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYK) Holdings Cut by Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank

Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank trimmed its position in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYK - Free Report) by 91.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 37,212 shares of the company's stock after selling 389,168 shares during the quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank's holdings in Liberty Global were worth $694,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC boosted its stake in Liberty Global by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 10,620,709 shares of the company's stock worth $197,120,000 after purchasing an additional 164,880 shares during the period. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership boosted its stake in Liberty Global by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 8,333,484 shares of the company's stock worth $154,669,000 after purchasing an additional 120,803 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Liberty Global by 62.0% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,122,777 shares of the company's stock worth $57,959,000 after purchasing an additional 1,195,569 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Liberty Global by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,503,116 shares of the company's stock worth $46,458,000 after purchasing an additional 38,206 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Liberty Global by 78.8% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,076,121 shares of the company's stock worth $38,533,000 after purchasing an additional 914,844 shares during the period. 46.10% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Liberty Global Stock Up 2.5 %

Shares of Liberty Global stock traded up $0.41 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $16.78. 3,451,356 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,749,295. The firm has a market cap of $6.34 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.79 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 52-week low of $16.26 and a 52-week high of $21.83. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $17.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $18.14.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 15th. The company reported ($8.23) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.26) by ($7.97). Liberty Global had a negative net margin of 54.08% and a negative return on equity of 19.26%. The firm had revenue of $1.92 billion for the quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Liberty Global

In other Liberty Global news, CAO Jason Waldron sold 11,226 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.29, for a total value of $216,549.54. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 70,666 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,363,147.14. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In other Liberty Global news, EVP Bryan H. Hall sold 25,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.24, for a total value of $456,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 144,934 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,643,596.16. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Jason Waldron sold 11,226 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.29, for a total value of $216,549.54. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 70,666 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,363,147.14. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 113,629 shares of company stock worth $2,046,783 over the last quarter. Insiders own 9.86% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on LBTYK. StockNews.com downgraded Liberty Global from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 5th. TheStreet upgraded Liberty Global from a "d+" rating to a "c-" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 24th.

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.