GSA Capital Partners LLP Purchases New Position in Liberty Global Ltd $LBTYA

GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new stake in Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYA) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 100,850 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,123,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in LBTYA. Quarry LP bought a new position in shares of Liberty Global in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Liberty Global by 79.5% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 1,238 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its position in Liberty Global by 207.4% in the 3rd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 2,982 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 2,012 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP purchased a new stake in Liberty Global in the 3rd quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Liberty Global in the 2nd quarter worth about $47,000. Institutional investors own 37.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LBTYA has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Zacks Research raised shares of Liberty Global from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Pivotal Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $18.00 price objective on shares of Liberty Global in a research report on Monday, May 4th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Liberty Global from $12.00 to $12.60 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Liberty Global from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $16.15.

Liberty Global Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LBTYA opened at $12.24 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.14 billion, a PE ratio of -0.77 and a beta of 0.90. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $12.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $11.56. Liberty Global Ltd has a one year low of $9.44 and a one year high of $13.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) last issued its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.35) by $1.31. The business had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.27 billion. Liberty Global had a negative net margin of 109.64% and a negative return on equity of 47.65%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Liberty Global Ltd will post -1.38 EPS for the current year.

Liberty Global Profile

Liberty Global plc operates as a leading international telecommunications and television company, offering a wide array of broadband internet, digital cable television, fixed-line telephony and mobile services. Through its extensive fiber and hybrid-fiber coaxial networks, the company delivers high-speed internet connectivity, video on demand and interactive television platforms to residential and business customers. Its service portfolio includes digital voice, managed Wi-Fi solutions, home security and converged connectivity bundles designed to meet evolving consumer and enterprise demands.

The company’s footprint spans key European markets, including the United Kingdom and Ireland under the Virgin Media brand, the Netherlands through Ziggo, Belgium via Telenet, and operations in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Poland and Luxembourg.