Liberty Global Ltd $LBTYK Shares Bought by Capula Management Ltd

Capula Management Ltd raised its stake in Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYK) by 388.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 210,109 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 167,080 shares during the period. Capula Management Ltd’s holdings in Liberty Global were worth $2,465,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of Liberty Global by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 145,501 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,500,000 after acquiring an additional 1,116 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its stake in Liberty Global by 9.7% in the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 13,061 shares of the company’s stock valued at $144,000 after purchasing an additional 1,157 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC raised its holdings in Liberty Global by 28.1% during the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 5,855 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 1,286 shares during the last quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Liberty Global by 9.3% during the fourth quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 21,111 shares of the company’s stock worth $233,000 after purchasing an additional 1,789 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its position in Liberty Global by 15.7% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 13,271 shares of the company’s stock worth $156,000 after purchasing an additional 1,796 shares in the last quarter. 46.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings cut Liberty Global from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Liberty Global from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Sell”.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director J David Wargo sold 55,000 shares of Liberty Global stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.54, for a total transaction of $634,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 53,876 shares in the company, valued at approximately $621,729.04. This trade represents a 50.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 9.86% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Global Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LBTYK opened at $9.98 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $11.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.37. The stock has a market cap of $3.37 billion, a PE ratio of -0.62 and a beta of 0.89. 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 Ltd has a one year low of $9.91 and a one year high of $13.12.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $1.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.27 billion.

Liberty Global Profile

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK) is a leading international telecommunications and television company, headquartered in London. Established in 2005 through the merger of UGC Europe and Liberty Media International, the company has grown into one of the largest broadband and video service providers outside North America. Liberty Global focuses on delivering high-speed internet, digital video, mobile telephony and fixed-line communications to residential and business customers.

The company’s core services include ultra‐fast broadband, pay television, voice services and mobile offerings.