Barclays PLC Has $12.23 Million Holdings in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA)

Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Free Report) by 93.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 958,564 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 462,519 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.27% of Liberty Global worth $12,229,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in Liberty Global by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 12,717 shares of the company's stock valued at $268,000 after purchasing an additional 968 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,081 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in shares of Liberty Global by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 470,132 shares of the company's stock worth $5,999,000 after acquiring an additional 1,615 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Liberty Global by 16.7% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 25,321 shares of the company's stock worth $323,000 after acquiring an additional 3,619 shares during the period. Finally, Swiss National Bank boosted its stake in Liberty Global by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 323,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,121,000 after purchasing an additional 3,800 shares during the period. 37.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Liberty Global Stock Up 1.0 %

LBTYA traded up $0.11 on Friday, reaching $10.88. 1,282,367 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,034,901. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $11.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $13.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 1.19. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 52-week low of $9.84 and a 52-week high of $21.56. The company has a market cap of $3.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.25.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $6.33 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.92) by $7.25. The business had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.84 billion. Liberty Global had a return on equity of 9.83% and a net margin of 23.09%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Liberty Global Ltd. will post -1.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.