Liberty Global (LBTYB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Liberty Global Plc is an international television and broadband company, which engages in the provision of broadband communications services. It operates through the following geographical segments: U.K. and Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, Central and Eastern Europe, and Central and Corporate. Its products include broadband, WiFi, connectivity products, TV platforms, and TV content. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.20 to $16.20
• 50-Day Range: $12.21 to $17.35
• 52-Week Range: $9.15 to $29.01
• Volume: 1,047 shs
• Average Volume: 47,913 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.15 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 237th out of 275 stocks in the consumer discretionary 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 -0.97, 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 -0.97, 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 0.54. 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 0.24, 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 952.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.30

News Sentiment

Liberty Global has a news sentiment score of 1.30. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 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.

LBTYB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LBTYB shares performed this year?

Liberty Global's stock was trading at $11.5650 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LBTYB stock has increased by 34.7% and is now trading at $15.5810.

How were Liberty Global's earnings last quarter?

Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYB) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May, 1st. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.35) by $1.31. The business earned $1.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.27 billion. Liberty Global had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 47.65% and a negative net margin of 109.64%.

How do I buy shares of Liberty Global?

Shares of LBTYB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: CABLE TV
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LBTYB
• CIK: 1570585
• Web: www.lgi.com
• Phone: 442084836300
• Fax: 303-220-6601
• Employees: 2,020
• Year Founded: 2005

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($16.00)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$7.14 billion
• Net Margins: -109.64%
• Pretax Margin: -105.29%
• Return on Equity: -47.65%
• Return on Assets: -22.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.79
• Current Ratio: 1.11
• Quick Ratio: 1.08

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.98 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.04
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $29.06 per share
• Price / Book: 0.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 335,029,000
• Free Float: 313,219,000
• Market Cap: $5.19 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.42