Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYAGet Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the nine research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $18.13.

A number of brokerages have commented on LBTYA. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $27.00 price target on shares of Liberty Global in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Bank of America lowered Liberty Global from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and cut their target price for the company from $13.10 to $12.60 in a research report on Friday, December 6th. UBS Group cut Liberty Global from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $23.00 to $13.00 in a report on Monday, November 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on shares of Liberty Global from $38.00 to $23.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of Liberty Global from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $24.70 to $12.40 in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Liberty Global

In other news, CFO Charles H. R. Bracken sold 84,103 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.56, for a total value of $1,224,539.68. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 53,312 shares in the company, valued at $776,222.72. This represents a 61.20 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 11.51% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Global

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Liberty Global by 212.5% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,289,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,336,000 after purchasing an additional 2,236,696 shares during the period. Amalgamated Bank bought a new stake in shares of Liberty Global in the second quarter valued at $480,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 63.7% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 601 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new position in shares of Liberty Global during the 2nd quarter worth $2,317,000. Finally, Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in Liberty Global by 33.3% in the 2nd quarter. Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC now owns 192,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,347,000 after acquiring an additional 47,956 shares during the last quarter. 37.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Liberty Global Stock Down 0.8 %

Liberty Global stock opened at $11.90 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $12.72 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $17.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.19. Liberty Global has a 52-week low of $10.93 and a 52-week high of $21.56. The firm has a market cap of $4.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.17 and a beta of 1.25.

Liberty Global Company Profile

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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.

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