Liberty Global (LILAK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Liberty Global plc is an international telecommunications and media company that provides broadband, mobile, video and fixed-line communications services. Its operations have historically focused on markets across Europe, including the United Kingdom, Belgium, Switzerland and Ireland, although the company has changed its portfolio over time through acquisitions, disposals and strategic investments.

The company offers services such as high-speed internet, mobile connectivity, television and voice communications to residential customers, as well as data, connectivity and communications solutions for businesses. Liberty Global also holds strategic investments in communications and media companies and has pursued partnerships intended to expand next-generation broadband and mobile networks.

Liberty Global was formed through the combination of international cable businesses associated with Liberty Media and has been led by Chief Executive Officer Mike Fries for many years. The symbol provided, NASDAQ:LILAK, refers to Class C common shares of Liberty Latin America Ltd., a separate company spun off from Liberty Global in 2018. Liberty Latin America operates communications businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean, including broadband, mobile, video and business connectivity services, so the ticker and company name should be distinguished.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.36 to $8.85
• 50-Day Range: $7.99 to $8.85
• 52-Week Range: $4.76 to $9.13
• Volume: 999,361 shs
• Average Volume: 1.33 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.72 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $9.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Liberty Global Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Liberty Global scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 160th 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: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Liberty Global has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Liberty Global is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Liberty Global has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Liberty Global is -17.90, 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 -17.90, 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 1.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.89% 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 6.56.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Liberty Global has recently increased by 2.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

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: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.35

News Sentiment

Liberty Global has a news sentiment score of 1.35. 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 0.41 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Liberty Global this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for LILAK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of Liberty Global in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $15,812,425.00 in company stock, which represents 0.9204% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Liberty Global insiders have bought 4,293.40% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $16,180,721.00 in company stock and sold $368,296.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

9.66% of the stock of Liberty Global is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

52.98% 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: 8/05/2026
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LILAK
• CIK: 1712184
• Web: www.lla.com
• Phone: (303) 925-6000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 9,000
• Year Founded: 2017

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Liberty Global: $9.00
• High Price Target: $9.00
• Low Price Target: $9.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.6%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.49)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$611.20 million
• Net Margins: -2.20%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -8.50%
• Return on Assets: -0.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.46 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.39
• Cash Flow: $1.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.00
• Book Value: $8.27 per share
• Price / Book: 1.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 195,900,000
• Free Float: 176,976,000
• Market Cap: $1.72 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.70