Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $17.43.

A number of analysts have weighed in on LBTYA shares. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Liberty Global from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $24.70 to $12.40 in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on Liberty Global from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 29th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Global

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LBTYA. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in Liberty Global by 58.1% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,940 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,081 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new stake in Liberty Global during the 1st quarter worth about $50,000. Spire Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Liberty Global during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $59,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Liberty Global in the 4th quarter valued at $73,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Liberty Global by 2,370.7% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,745 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,000 after purchasing an additional 6,472 shares during the period. 37.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Liberty Global Price Performance

Shares of LBTYA opened at $10.02 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.05. The firm has a market cap of $3.49 billion, a PE ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.25. Liberty Global has a twelve month low of $9.85 and a twelve month high of $21.56. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $11.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $14.27.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $6.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.92) by $7.25. The business had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.84 billion. Liberty Global had a net margin of 23.09% and a return on equity of 9.83%. As a group, research analysts expect that Liberty Global will post -1.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Liberty Global Company 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.