Liberty Global (LBTYA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Liberty Global plc is an international telecommunications and media company that invests in and operates broadband, mobile, fixed-line voice and television businesses. Its services generally include high-speed internet, wireless connectivity, digital television, streaming and related communications products for residential and business customers.

The company has operations and strategic interests across Europe. Its portfolio includes Sunrise in Switzerland and Telenet in Belgium, while Liberty Global also holds significant joint-venture interests in Virgin Media O2 in the United Kingdom and VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands. These businesses provide broadband, mobile and entertainment services under established local brands.

Liberty Global was formed in 2005 through the combination of Liberty Media International and UnitedGlobalCom, building on their international cable and telecommunications operations. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Mike Fries, with media and investment executive John C. Malone serving as chairman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.26 to $8.57
• 50-Day Range: $8.55 to $10.79
• 52-Week Range: $8.26 to $13.52
• Volume: 1.91 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.50 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.79 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $13.23
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Liberty Global Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Liberty Global scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 114th out of 236 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Liberty Global has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Liberty Global has a consensus price target of $13.23, representing about 58.6% upside from its current price of $8.34.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Liberty Global has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Liberty Global are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($1.47) to ($1.70) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Liberty Global is -0.93, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Liberty Global is -0.93, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Liberty Global has a P/B Ratio of 0.28. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.97% of the float of Liberty Global has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Liberty Global has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.72, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Liberty Global has recently increased by 2.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Liberty Global does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Liberty Global does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.77

News Sentiment

Liberty Global has a news sentiment score of 0.77. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Liberty Global this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Liberty Global to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Liberty Global insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.34% of the stock of Liberty Global is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

37.20% of the stock of Liberty Global is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/24/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LBTYA
• CIK: 1570585
• Web: www.libertyglobal.com
• Phone: (303) 220-6600
• Fax: 303-220-6601
• Employees: 6,636
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Liberty Global: $13.23
• High Price Target: $18.00
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +61.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($8.98)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$7.14 billion
• Net Margins: -62.12%
• Pretax Margin: -57.48%
• Return on Equity: -28.83%
• Return on Assets: -13.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.82
• Current Ratio: 1.28
• Quick Ratio: 1.28

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.88 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.57
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $29.71 per share
• Price / Book: 0.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 341,090,000
• Free Float: 326,285,000
• Market Cap: $2.79 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.99