Long Focus Capital Management LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Liberty Latin America Ltd. (NASDAQ:LILAK)

Long Focus Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Liberty Latin America Ltd. (NASDAQ:LILAK - Free Report) by 79.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,034,616 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,339,216 shares during the quarter. Liberty Latin America accounts for 0.6% of Long Focus Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest position. Long Focus Capital Management LLC owned approximately 1.54% of Liberty Latin America worth $19,239,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Liberty Latin America during the 4th quarter worth approximately $41,000. Bleakley Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Liberty Latin America during the fourth quarter worth $65,000. Sargent Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in Liberty Latin America during the fourth quarter valued at $69,000. KBC Group NV grew its position in Liberty Latin America by 62.5% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 11,879 shares of the company's stock valued at $75,000 after buying an additional 4,571 shares during the period. Finally, Townsquare Capital LLC purchased a new position in Liberty Latin America in the fourth quarter valued at $80,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.98% of the company's stock.

Liberty Latin America Trading Up 1.0 %

LILAK stock opened at $5.30 on Wednesday. Liberty Latin America Ltd. has a 52-week low of $5.10 and a 52-week high of $10.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.31. The firm has a market cap of $1.04 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.59 and a beta of 0.83. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $6.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $7.03.

Liberty Latin America (NASDAQ:LILAK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported ($0.90) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by ($1.05). The business had revenue of $1.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.14 billion. Liberty Latin America had a negative return on equity of 31.59% and a negative net margin of 14.74%.

About Liberty Latin America

Liberty Latin America Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides fixed, mobile, and subsea telecommunications services. The company operates through C&W Caribbean, C&W Panama, Liberty Networks, Liberty Puerto Rico, and Liberty Costa Rico segments. It offers communications and entertainment services, including video, broadband internet, fixed-line, telephony, and mobiles services to residential and business customers; and business products and services that include enterprise-grade connectivity, data center, hosting, and managed solutions, as well as information technology solutions for small and medium enterprises, international companies, and governmental agencies.

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