Brokerages Set Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) PT at $14.94

Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $14.94.

LBTYA has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup decreased their target price on Liberty Global from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. UBS Group decreased their target price on Liberty Global from $13.00 to $10.60 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Barclays set a $11.00 target price on Liberty Global and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Global

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CWM LLC lifted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 81.5% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,285 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,026 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 58.1% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,081 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new position in shares of Liberty Global during the 1st quarter worth about $50,000. Spire Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Liberty Global during the 4th quarter worth about $59,000. Finally, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Liberty Global during the 1st quarter worth about $64,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 37.20% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Global Stock Down 0.2%

LBTYA opened at $9.70 on Friday. Liberty Global has a one year low of $9.03 and a one year high of $21.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.05. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $10.09 and its 200-day moving average is $11.41. The company has a market capitalization of $3.35 billion, a PE ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.14.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported ($3.84) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.83) by ($3.01). Liberty Global had a return on equity of 9.83% and a net margin of 23.09%. The firm had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. On average, equities analysts predict that Liberty Global will post -1.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Liberty Global Company Profile

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.