Liberty Global (LBTYB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Liberty Global plc is an international telecommunications and media company that owns, operates and invests in broadband, mobile, fixed-line voice and video businesses. Its consumer services generally include high-speed internet, mobile connectivity, digital television and related communications products, delivered through established regional brands.

The company’s principal activities are concentrated in Europe. Liberty Global has interests in communications businesses serving customers in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland, including Virgin Media O2 in the U.K., VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands, Telenet in Belgium and Sunrise in Switzerland. Several of these operations are held through joint ventures or other strategic investments.

Liberty Global was formed in 2005 through the combination of UnitedGlobalCom and Liberty Media International. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Mike Fries, who has served in that role since 2005. Liberty Global’s Class B ordinary shares trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol LBTYB.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.65 to $12.65
• 50-Day Range: $11.00 to $13.66
• 52-Week Range: $10.20 to $29.01
• Volume: 257 shs
• Average Volume: 6,977 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.43 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 10% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 228th out of 244 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 -1.45, 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 -1.45, 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 0.44. 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 0.42, 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 290.79%, 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: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.72

News Sentiment

Liberty Global has a news sentiment score of 0.72. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Liberty Global this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

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: 9/12/2026
• 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: 0.91
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $29.71 per share
• Price / Book: 0.44

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 341,088,000
• Free Float: 318,883,000
• Market Cap: $4.43 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.42