Liberty Global (LBTYB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Liberty Global plc is an international telecommunications and media company that builds, operates and invests in broadband, mobile, television and fixed-line communications businesses. Its offerings generally include high-speed internet, video and entertainment services, mobile connectivity, fixed-line voice and communications solutions for businesses and public-sector customers.

The company serves customers primarily across Europe through wholly owned operations, joint ventures and strategic investments. Its portfolio has included Virgin Media O2 in the United Kingdom, VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands, Telenet in Belgium and Sunrise in Switzerland. Liberty Global’s businesses use established consumer brands while investing in fiber networks, mobile infrastructure, digital television platforms and related technology services.

Liberty Global was formed in 2005 through the combination of UnitedGlobalCom and Liberty Media International, creating a major international cable and telecommunications group. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Mike Fries, who has served in that role since its formation, and is associated with chairman John Malone. Its Class B ordinary shares trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol LBTYB.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.92 to $12.37
• 50-Day Range: $11.56 to $13.66
• 52-Week Range: $10.20 to $29.01
• Volume: 12,274 shs
• Average Volume: 22,048 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.15 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Liberty Global Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Liberty Global scored higher than 17% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 193rd out of 237 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: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Liberty Global has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Liberty Global has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Liberty Global is -1.35, 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 -1.35, 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 0.41. 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

0.00% 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 10.92, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Liberty Global has recently decreased by 39.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

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: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.15

News Sentiment

Liberty Global has a news sentiment score of 1.15. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Liberty Global this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for LBTYB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 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

6.51% of the stock of Liberty Global is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.47% of the stock of Liberty Global is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/24/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• 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:LBTYB
• CIK: 1570585
• Web: www.libertyglobal.com
• Phone: (303) 220-6600
• Fax: 303-220-6601
• Employees: 6,636
• Year Founded: 2005

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: -62.11%
• Pretax Margin: -57.48%
• Return on Equity: -28.82%
• 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: 0.85
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $29.71 per share
• Price / Book: 0.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 341,090,000
• Free Float: 318,883,000
• Market Cap: $4.15 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.46