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Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) Sets New 1-Year Low - Here's Why

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Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $11.37 and last traded at $11.37, with a volume of 3154 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $20.74.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Bank of America raised shares of Liberty Global from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $15.50 to $21.30 in a research note on Monday, August 12th. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $27.00 price target on shares of Liberty Global in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Citigroup started coverage on shares of Liberty Global in a report on Friday, August 9th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $25.00 price target on the stock. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $24.26.

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Liberty Global Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The company's fifty day moving average is $20.57 and its 200 day moving average is $18.85.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Global

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LBTYA. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Liberty Global by 63.7% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,545 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 601 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 110.3% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,859 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 975 shares during the period. nVerses Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Liberty Global in the 2nd quarter worth about $75,000. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 21,707.3% in the 2nd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 8,941 shares of the company's stock worth $156,000 after purchasing an additional 8,900 shares during the period. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lifted its position in shares of Liberty Global by 4,512.4% in the 2nd quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 8,948 shares of the company's stock worth $156,000 after purchasing an additional 8,754 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 37.20% of the company's stock.

About Liberty Global

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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.

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