Liberty Global (LBTYK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Liberty Global Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides broadband internet, video, fixed-line telephony, and mobile communications services to residential and business customers. It offers value-added broadband services, such as WiFi features, security, anti-virus, firewall, spam protection, smart home services, online storage solutions, and web spaces; and Connect Box that delivers in-home Wi-Fi service. The company provides various tiers of digital video programming and audio services, as well as digital video recorders and multimedia home gateway systems; Horizon 5, a cloud-based, multi-screen entertainment platform that combines linear television, including recording and replay features and video-on-demand services; Horizon Go, an online mobile app; and channels, including general entertainment, sports, movies, series, documentaries, lifestyles, news, adult, children, and ethnic and foreign channels. In addition, it offers postpaid and prepaid mobile services; circuit-switched telephony services; and personal call manager, unified messaging, and a second or third phone line at an incremental cost. Further, the company offers business services comprising voice, advanced data, video, wireless, cloud-based services, and mobile and converged fixed-mobile services to small or home offices, small businesses, and medium and large enterprises, as well as on a wholesale basis to other operators. It operates in Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, Slovakia, and internationally. Liberty Global Ltd. was founded in 2004 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.20 to $10.32
• 50-Day Range: $9.72 to $10.53
• 52-Week Range: $9.21 to $22.14
• Volume: 1.58 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.40 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.59 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Liberty Global Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Liberty Global scored higher than 15% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 269th out of 293 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: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Liberty Global.

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 -10.57, 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 -10.57, 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: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.58% 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 4.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Liberty Global has recently decreased by 2.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.58% 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 4.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Liberty Global has recently decreased by 2.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.90

News Sentiment

Liberty Global has a news sentiment score of 1.90. 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 0.91 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 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

Only 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.

LBTYK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LBTYK shares performed this year?

Liberty Global's stock was trading at $13.14 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, LBTYK shares have decreased by 22.0% and is now trading at $10.2550.

How were Liberty Global's earnings last quarter?

Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYK) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May, 2nd. The company reported ($3.84) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.71) by $3.13. The company earned $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.08 billion. Liberty Global had a negative net margin of 4.25% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.15%.

Does Liberty Global have any subsidiaries?

Liberty Global subsidiaries include Sunrise Communications Group AG, De Vijver Media, Coditel Brabant sprl, Multimedia Polska, Cable & Wireless Communications, BASE Company N.V., Telenet Group Holding N.V., and others.

Who are Liberty Global's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Liberty Global include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.22%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.16%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (0.05%) and KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Paul A Gould, J David Wargo, Bryan H Hall, Andrea Salvato, Jason Waldron, Andrew Cole, Charles H R Bracken, Larry E Romrell and Nicholas V Tompras.
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How do I buy shares of Liberty Global?

Shares of LBTYK 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: 5/02/2025
• Today: 7/25/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/01/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: BRDCST - RADIO/TV
• Sub-Industry: Communication
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LBTYK
• CIK: 1570585
• Web: www.libertyglobal.com
• Phone: 442084836300
• Fax: 303-220-6601
• Employees: 10,100
• Year Founded: 2005

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.97)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.59 billion
• Net Margins: -4.25%
• Pretax Margin: -3.81%
• Return on Equity: -1.15%
• Return on Assets: -0.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.64
• Current Ratio: 0.95
• Quick Ratio: 0.95

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.34 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.83
• Cash Flow: $8.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.27
• Book Value: $35.97 per share
• Price / Book: 0.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 348,760,000
• Free Float: 314,368,000
• Market Cap: $3.59 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.08