Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Free Report) by 93.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 958,564 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 462,519 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.27% of Liberty Global worth $12,229,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC grew its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 333.3% in the 4th quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 17,376,978 shares of the company's stock valued at $221,730,000 after buying an additional 13,366,743 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Liberty Global by 55.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,240,199 shares of the company's stock valued at $66,865,000 after acquiring an additional 1,866,197 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Liberty Global during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $48,381,000. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of Liberty Global by 65.4% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,659,730 shares of the company's stock worth $33,938,000 after purchasing an additional 1,051,458 shares during the period. Finally, First Wilshire Securities Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Liberty Global by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. First Wilshire Securities Management Inc. now owns 2,264,395 shares of the company's stock worth $28,894,000 after purchasing an additional 17,045 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 37.20% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research firms have weighed in on LBTYA. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on shares of Liberty Global from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Liberty Global from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $24.70 to $12.40 in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $17.43.
Get Our Latest Analysis on LBTYA
Liberty Global Stock Up 1.0 %
Shares of LBTYA traded up $0.11 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $10.88. 807,390 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,033,527. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 52 week low of $9.84 and a 52 week high of $21.56. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.16 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.43. 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 posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $6.33 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.92) by $7.25. The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.84 billion. Liberty Global had a net margin of 23.09% and a return on equity of 9.83%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Liberty Global Ltd. will post -1.35 EPS for the current year.
Liberty Global Company Profile
(
Free Report)
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.
Featured Articles
Before you consider Liberty Global, you'll want to hear this.
MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Liberty Global wasn't on the list.
While Liberty Global currently has a Hold rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.
View The Five Stocks Here
Enter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of ten stocks that are set to soar in Spring 2025, despite the threat of tariffs and other economic uncertainty. These ten stocks are incredibly resilient and are likely to thrive in any economic environment.
Get This Free Report
Like this article? Share it with a colleague.
Link copied to clipboard.
