Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) Director J David Wargo sold 30,000 shares of Liberty Global stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.35, for a total value of $520,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 159,632 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,769,615.20. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.
Liberty Global Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ LBTYA opened at $16.25 on Thursday. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 12 month low of $15.01 and a 12 month high of $20.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.30. The business has a 50-day moving average of $17.41 and a 200-day moving average of $17.18.
Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 15th. The company reported ($8.23) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.35) by ($7.88). The business had revenue of $1.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.88 billion. Liberty Global had a negative return on equity of 19.26% and a negative net margin of 54.08%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Liberty Global Ltd. will post -0.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Institutional Trading of Liberty Global
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A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LBTYA. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in Liberty Global by 40.0% in the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,821 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 520 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Liberty Global by 148.1% in the third quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,273 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 1,357 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in Liberty Global by 67.4% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,699 shares of the company's stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 1,087 shares during the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL lifted its position in Liberty Global by 202.1% in the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 3,018 shares of the company's stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 2,019 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in Liberty Global in the second quarter valued at approximately $64,000. Institutional investors own 37.20% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research firms have weighed in on LBTYA. Barclays lifted their target price on Liberty Global from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, January 12th. New Street Research reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Liberty Global in a report on Wednesday, February 28th. Bank of America lowered Liberty Global from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating in a report on Friday, February 23rd. Citigroup raised Liberty Global from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $20.00 to $24.00 in a report on Friday, February 9th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on Liberty Global from $23.00 to $22.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $26.36.
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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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