MUFG Securities EMEA plc Has $6.84 Million Position in Liberty Global Ltd $LBTYA

MUFG Securities EMEA plc reduced its position in shares of Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYA) by 24.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 614,000 shares of the company’s stock after selling 195,000 shares during the period. MUFG Securities EMEA plc’s holdings in Liberty Global were worth $6,840,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC boosted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 21,546,970 shares of the company’s stock worth $240,033,000 after buying an additional 309,230 shares during the period. Oaktree Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 4.1% during the third quarter. Oaktree Capital Management LP now owns 8,551,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,997,000 after buying an additional 339,000 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 3.7% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,110,169 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,945,000 after buying an additional 287,889 shares during the period. Rubric Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 36.2% during the third quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 7,750,367 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,819,000 after buying an additional 2,058,142 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 227.4% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 7,672,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,926,000 after buying an additional 5,328,998 shares during the period. 37.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Liberty Global Stock Performance

LBTYA opened at $12.51 on Monday. Liberty Global Ltd has a 52-week low of $9.44 and a 52-week high of $13.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.23 billion, a PE ratio of -0.78 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.62.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) last released its earnings results 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. Liberty Global had a negative return on equity of 47.65% and a negative net margin of 109.64%.The business had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.27 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Liberty Global Ltd will post -1.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

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.