Baupost Group LLC MA Has $66.37 Million Position in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA)

Baupost Group LLC MA lessened its position in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) by 27.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,201,444 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,992,832 shares during the period. Liberty Global comprises approximately 1.9% of Baupost Group LLC MA’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Baupost Group LLC MA owned about 1.45% of Liberty Global worth $66,370,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in LBTYA. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC increased its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 333.3% in the fourth quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 17,376,978 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,730,000 after buying an additional 13,366,743 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Liberty Global by 55.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,240,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,865,000 after acquiring an additional 1,866,197 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Liberty Global in the fourth quarter worth about $48,381,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 65.4% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,659,730 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,938,000 after purchasing an additional 1,051,458 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Liberty Global by 36.8% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,624,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,399,000 after purchasing an additional 705,780 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 37.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on LBTYA. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered Liberty Global from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $24.70 to $12.40 in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on Liberty Global from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Liberty Global presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $17.43.

Liberty Global Price Performance

Shares of LBTYA opened at $10.51 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The stock has a market cap of $3.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.25. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $11.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.98. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 1 year low of $9.84 and a 1 year high of $21.56.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $6.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.92) by $7.25. The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.84 billion. Liberty Global had a net margin of 23.09% and a return on equity of 9.83%. On average, equities analysts predict that Liberty Global Ltd. will post -1.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Liberty Global 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.