Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) Stake Lowered by Sei Investments Co.

Sei Investments Co. decreased its position in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Free Report) by 41.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 130,813 shares of the company's stock after selling 91,916 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co.'s holdings in Liberty Global were worth $1,669,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 58.1% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,940 shares of the company's stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 1,081 shares in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Liberty Global during the fourth quarter worth approximately $59,000. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Liberty Global during the fourth quarter worth approximately $123,000. Yousif Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Liberty Global in the fourth quarter worth $128,000. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC raised its holdings in Liberty Global by 62.3% in the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 18,040 shares of the company's stock valued at $230,000 after acquiring an additional 6,927 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 37.20% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Liberty Global Price Performance

LBTYA stock traded down $0.07 on Thursday, hitting $10.57. 2,058,702 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,050,846. 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 market cap of $3.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.25. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 1-year low of $9.84 and a 1-year high of $21.56. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $11.28 and a 200-day moving average of $14.11.

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

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.