Liberty Global (LBTYK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Liberty Global plc (NASDAQ: LBTYK) is an international telecommunications and media company that invests in and operates broadband, mobile, video, fixed-line and digital infrastructure businesses. Its offerings generally include high-speed internet, wireless connectivity, television services, fixed-line voice, business communications and related digital products.

The company has operations and strategic interests across several European markets. Its portfolio includes Virgin Media O2 in the United Kingdom, a joint venture with Telefónica; VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands, a joint venture with Vodafone; Telenet in Belgium; and Sunrise in Switzerland. Through these businesses, Liberty Global serves residential, business and wholesale customers under established local brands.

Liberty Global was formed in 2005 through the combination of UnitedGlobalCom and Liberty Media International. The company is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, and is led by Chief Executive Officer Mike Fries. Its activities also include managing strategic investments in communications, media and technology companies in addition to its core telecommunications operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.21 to $8.79
• 50-Day Range: $8.52 to $10.64
• 52-Week Range: $8.21 to $13.12
• Volume: 3.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.01 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.91 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 12% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 215th out of 238 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 -0.95, 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 -0.95, 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 0.29. 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

3.75% 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 5.11.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Liberty Global has recently increased by 5.68%, 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: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.08

News Sentiment

Liberty Global has a news sentiment score of 0.08. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Liberty Global this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 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

9.86% of the stock of Liberty Global is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

46.10% of the stock of Liberty Global is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/24/2026
• Today: 10/09/2026
• 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:LBTYK
• 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: -62.12%
• 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: 0.60
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $29.71 per share
• Price / Book: 0.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 341,090,000
• Free Float: 307,457,000
• Market Cap: $2.91 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.94