Liberty Global (LBTYA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Liberty Global plc is an international telecommunications and investment company focused on broadband, mobile, video, and fixed-line communications services. Through its operating businesses and strategic investments, the company provides connectivity, television, and digital services to consumers and businesses.

Liberty Global has interests in telecommunications operations across Europe. Its portfolio has included Virgin Media O2 in the United Kingdom, a joint venture with Telefónica; Telenet in Belgium; and Sunrise in Switzerland. The company also maintains other strategic investments in the communications, media, and technology sectors.

Liberty Global was formed in 2005 through the combination of Liberty Media International and UnitedGlobalCom. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Mike Fries, while John C. Malone serves as chairman. Its shares trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol LBTYA.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.28 to $9.56
• 50-Day Range: $9.42 to $10.92
• 52-Week Range: $9.28 to $13.52
• Volume: 2.39 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.27 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.22 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 49% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 136th out of 245 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 39.9% upside from its current price of $9.45.

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 ($1.54) to ($1.71) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Liberty Global is -1.05, 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 -1.05, 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 0.32. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.88% 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 6.68.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Liberty Global has recently increased by 3.69%, 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: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.79

News Sentiment

Liberty Global has a news sentiment score of 0.79. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Liberty Global this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

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: 9/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Cable & Satellite
• 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: +39.9%
• 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: 0.66
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $29.71 per share
• Price / Book: 0.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 341,088,000
• Free Float: 326,285,000
• Market Cap: $3.22 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.93