Liberty Global Ltd $LBTYA Shares Bought by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYA) by 35.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,551,242 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,185,935 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 1.35% of Liberty Global worth $50,701,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LBTYA. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Liberty Global during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Liberty Global by 79.5% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 1,238 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its position in Liberty Global by 207.4% during the 3rd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 2,982 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 2,012 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP acquired a new stake in Liberty Global during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in Liberty Global during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $47,000. 37.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Liberty Global Stock Performance

Shares of LBTYA stock opened at $11.51 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $12.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.52. The stock has a market cap of $3.89 billion, a PE ratio of -0.72 and a beta of 0.90. Liberty Global Ltd has a 1 year low of $9.44 and a 1 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 quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.35) by $1.31. The firm had revenue of $1.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.27 billion. Liberty Global had a negative return on equity of 47.65% and a negative net margin of 109.64%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Liberty Global Ltd will post -1.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Liberty Global Company 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.