Liberty Global (LBTYA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company provides various tiers of digital video programming and audio services, as well as digital video recorders and multimedia home gateway systems; Horizon 5, a cloud-based, multi-screen entertainment platform that combines linear television, including recording and replay features and video-on-demand services; Horizon Go, an online mobile app; and channels, including general entertainment, sports, movies, series, documentaries, lifestyles, news, adult, children, and ethnic and foreign channels. In addition, it offers postpaid and prepaid mobile services; circuit-switched telephony services; and personal call manager, unified messaging, and a second or third phone line at an incremental cost. Further, the company offers business services comprising voice, advanced data, video, wireless, cloud-based services, and mobile and converged fixed-mobile services to small or home offices, small businesses, and medium and large enterprises, as well as on a wholesale basis to other operators. It operates in Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, Slovakia, and internationally. Liberty Global Ltd. was founded in 2004 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.30 to $11.51
• 50-Day Range: $10.95 to $13.12
• 52-Week Range: $10.55 to $21.56
• Volume: 2.94 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.26 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.07 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2.71
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $17.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Liberty Global Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Liberty Global scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 279th out of 656 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Liberty Global has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.22, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Liberty Global has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Liberty Global are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($1.35) to ($1.68) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Liberty Global is 2.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.62.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Liberty Global is 2.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 46.63.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Liberty Global has a P/B Ratio of 0.32. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.70% of the float of Liberty Global has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Liberty Global has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Liberty Global has recently decreased by 0.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Liberty Global does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Liberty Global does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.70% of the float of Liberty Global has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Liberty Global has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Liberty Global has recently decreased by 0.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.08

News Sentiment

Liberty Global has a news sentiment score of 1.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Liberty Global this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Liberty Global to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Liberty Global insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,962,120.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.51% of the stock of Liberty Global is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 37.20% of the stock of Liberty Global is held by institutions.

LBTYA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LBTYA shares performed this year?

Liberty Global's stock was trading at $12.76 at the start of the year. Since then, LBTYA shares have decreased by 10.9% and is now trading at $11.37.
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How were Liberty Global's earnings last quarter?

Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 18th. The company reported $6.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.92) by $7.25. The company earned $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.84 billion. Liberty Global had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.83% and a net margin of 23.09%.

Does Liberty Global have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Liberty Global: Sunrise Communications Group AG, De Vijver Media, Coditel Brabant sprl, Multimedia Polska, Cable & Wireless Communications, BASE Company N.V., Telenet Group Holding N.V., and more.

Who are Liberty Global's major shareholders?

Liberty Global's top institutional shareholders include ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC (4.86%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.70%), Vanguard Group Inc. (1.47%) and Baupost Group LLC MA (1.45%). Insiders that own company stock include Paul A Gould, Bryan H Hall, Andrea Salvato, Miranda Curtis, Jason Waldron, Andrew Cole, Charles H R Bracken, Larry E Romrell and Nicholas V Tompras.
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How do I buy shares of Liberty Global?

Shares of LBTYA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/18/2025
• Today: 2/22/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/07/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Cable & other pay television services
• Sub-Industry: Cable & Satellite
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LBTYA
• CUSIP: 53055510
• CIK: 1570585
• Web: www.libertyglobal.com
• Phone: 442084836300
• Fax: 303-220-6601
• Employees: 9,860
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $17.75
• High Stock Price Target: $27.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $12.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +56.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.22
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-4,051,700,000.00
• Net Margins: 23.09%
• Pretax Margin: 42.34%
• Return on Equity: 9.83%
• Return on Assets: 4.49%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.65
• Current Ratio: 1.05
• Quick Ratio: 1.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.34 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.94
• Cash Flow: $8.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.38
• Book Value: $35.08 per share
• Price / Book: 0.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 357,540,000
• Free Float: 316,391,000
• Market Cap: $4.07 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.24