Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) Given Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the eight analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $24.26.

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. Citigroup began coverage on shares of Liberty Global in a research report on Friday, August 9th. They set a "buy" rating and a $25.00 price objective on the stock. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and issued a $27.00 target price on shares of Liberty Global in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on Liberty Global from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 12th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Liberty Global from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $15.50 to $21.30 in a report on Monday, August 12th.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Global

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Wallace Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Liberty Global by 13.8% during the second quarter. Wallace Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,345,968 shares of the company's stock valued at $23,460,000 after purchasing an additional 163,455 shares during the period. Algert Global LLC acquired a new position in Liberty Global during the second quarter worth $624,000. Scientech Research LLC bought a new position in Liberty Global in the second quarter valued at $1,390,000. Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in Liberty Global by 33.3% in the 2nd quarter. Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC now owns 192,024 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,347,000 after buying an additional 47,956 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP bought a new stake in Liberty Global during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,317,000. Institutional investors own 37.20% of the company's stock.

Liberty Global Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LBTYA traded up $0.51 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $20.94. The company had a trading volume of 1,479,406 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,732,194. Liberty Global has a 52 week low of $15.01 and a 52 week high of $21.56. The business's 50-day moving average is $19.95 and its 200 day moving average is $18.31. The company has a market cap of $7.80 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.16 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.34.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 25th. The company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $1.87 billion during the quarter. Liberty Global had a negative net margin of 27.03% and a negative return on equity of 10.72%. Equities research analysts predict that Liberty Global will post -0.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Liberty Global

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.