Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYB) Short Interest Up 290.8% in August

Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYB) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,963 shares, an increase of 290.8% from the August 15th total of 1,270 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 11,835 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Liberty Global Trading Up 4.2%

NASDAQ LBTYB opened at $12.98 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.45 and a beta of 0.42. Liberty Global has a one year low of $10.20 and a one year high of $29.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.28. The business’s fifty day moving average is $12.40 and its 200-day moving average is $13.30.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB) last released its earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The company reported ($1.07) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.48) by ($0.59). Liberty Global had a negative net margin of 62.11% and a negative return on equity of 28.82%. The company had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.34 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Liberty Global in a research report on Friday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Sell”.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Global

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Liberty Global stock. FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYB) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 5,252 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $68,000. Institutional investors own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Global Company Profile

Liberty Global plc is an international telecommunications and media company that owns, operates and invests in broadband, mobile, fixed-line voice and video businesses. Its consumer services generally include high-speed internet, mobile connectivity, digital television and related communications products, delivered through established regional brands.

The company’s principal activities are concentrated in Europe. Liberty Global has interests in communications businesses serving customers in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland, including Virgin Media O2 in the U.K., VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands, Telenet in Belgium and Sunrise in Switzerland.