Jump Financial LLC Boosts Stake in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYK)

Jump Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYK - Free Report) by 606.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 72,100 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 61,888 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC's holdings in Liberty Global were worth $1,344,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in Liberty Global by 32.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 115,527 shares of the company's stock worth $2,144,000 after buying an additional 28,167 shares during the last quarter. Lancaster Investment Management purchased a new position in Liberty Global during the 4th quarter worth $2,185,000. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in shares of Liberty Global by 8.5% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,307,407 shares of the company's stock valued at $24,265,000 after purchasing an additional 102,038 shares in the last quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd acquired a new position in Liberty Global during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,030,000. Finally, ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC increased its position in Liberty Global by 1.6% during the third 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 last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.10% of the company's stock.

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 shares were sold at an average price of $19.29, for a total value of $216,549.54. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 70,666 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,363,147.14. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other Liberty Global news, CAO Jason Waldron sold 11,226 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.29, for a total transaction of $216,549.54. Following 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director J David Wargo sold 30,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the director now owns 159,632 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,769,615.20. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 113,629 shares of company stock valued at $2,046,783 in the last ninety days. 9.86% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Liberty Global Stock Down 0.9 %

NASDAQ LBTYK traded down $0.15 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $17.42. 3,676,615 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,870,255. The company has a market capitalization of $6.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.70 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.28. Liberty Global Ltd. has a one year low of $16.26 and a one year high of $21.83. The company's 50-day moving average is $17.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $18.13.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The company reported $1.32 earnings per share for the quarter. Liberty Global had a negative net margin of 37.27% and a negative return on equity of 14.07%. The business had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on LBTYK shares. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Liberty Global from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday. TheStreet raised shares of 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.