Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eight analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $24.58.

LBTYA has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of Liberty Global from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Barclays reduced their price objective on Liberty Global from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 3rd. HSBC lowered Liberty Global from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $26.00 to $20.00 in a research report on Monday, March 18th. Finally, Benchmark reduced their price target on shares of Liberty Global from $30.00 to $27.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 8th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new stake in Liberty Global in the first quarter worth approximately $91,000. Bfsg LLC acquired a new position in Liberty Global during the fourth quarter worth about $106,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Liberty Global in the fourth quarter worth about $141,000. Tevis Investment Management bought a new position in shares of Liberty Global during the 1st quarter valued at about $180,000. Finally, Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Liberty Global in the 4th quarter worth approximately $302,000. 37.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Liberty Global Trading Up 0.7 %

NASDAQ:LBTYA opened at $18.69 on Monday. Liberty Global has a 52 week low of $15.01 and a 52 week high of $20.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The company has a market cap of $6.97 billion, a PE ratio of -2.89 and a beta of 1.16. The business’s 50 day moving average is $17.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is $17.60.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The company reported $1.32 earnings per share for the quarter. Liberty Global had a negative net margin of 37.27% and a negative return on equity of 14.07%. The firm had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($1.59) EPS. On average, analysts predict that Liberty Global will post -0.61 EPS for the current 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.