Analysts Set Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) Target Price at $17.75

Shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the seven analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $17.43.

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target 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. Bank of America cut shares of Liberty Global from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $13.10 to $12.60 in a report on Friday, December 6th. UBS Group cut shares of Liberty Global from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $23.00 to $13.00 in a report on Monday, November 18th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Liberty Global from $20.00 to $12.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 25th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of Liberty Global from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $24.70 to $12.40 in a report on Thursday, January 23rd.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, major shareholder Nicholas V. Tompras sold 57,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.94, for a total value of $737,580.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 16,153 shares in the company, valued at $209,019.82. This represents a 77.92 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 11.51% of the company's stock.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Global

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC boosted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 333.3% during 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 purchasing an additional 13,366,743 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 2,799.0% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 4,646,088 shares of the company's stock valued at $98,079,000 after purchasing an additional 4,485,823 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Liberty Global during the 4th quarter valued at about $48,381,000. Wolf Hill Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of Liberty Global during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,413,000. Finally, Contour Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Liberty Global during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,730,000. Institutional investors own 37.20% of the company's stock.

Liberty Global Stock Down 0.9 %

LBTYA traded down $0.11 during trading on Friday, hitting $11.75. The company had a trading volume of 2,143,546 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,155,209. The company has a market cap of $4.10 billion, a PE ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.27. The business has a 50-day moving average of $11.55 and a 200-day moving average of $15.28. 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 has a 1-year low of $10.55 and a 1-year high of $21.56.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $6.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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%. As a group, analysts forecast that Liberty Global will post -1.35 earnings per share 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.