Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) Holdings Trimmed by Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Free Report) by 9.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,902,635 shares of the company's stock after selling 308,117 shares during the quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC owned 0.81% of Liberty Global worth $37,038,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. ING Groep NV purchased a new position in Liberty Global in the 3rd quarter worth about $12,953,000. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in Liberty Global during the 3rd quarter valued at about $638,000. Algert Global LLC grew its position in shares of Liberty Global by 780.9% in the 3rd quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 315,211 shares of the company's stock worth $6,654,000 after buying an additional 279,430 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Liberty Global in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $452,000. Finally, Mirabella Financial Services LLP boosted its stake in Liberty Global by 16.6% in the 3rd quarter. Mirabella Financial Services LLP now owns 2,113,665 shares of the company's stock worth $44,619,000 after purchasing an additional 300,305 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 37.20% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have commented on LBTYA shares. Bank of America cut shares of Liberty Global from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $13.10 to $12.60 in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Liberty Global from $20.00 to $12.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 25th. UBS Group lowered shares of Liberty Global from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $23.00 to $13.00 in a report on Monday, November 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of Liberty Global from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and lowered their price target for the company from $24.70 to $12.40 in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on shares of Liberty Global from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $17.75.

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Liberty Global Trading Up 3.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:LBTYA traded up $0.35 during trading on Monday, reaching $11.86. 3,099,316 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,947,212. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.05. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 12-month low of $10.55 and a 12-month high of $21.56. The firm has a market cap of $4.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.27. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $11.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $15.33.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last issued 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. Liberty Global had a return on equity of 9.83% and a net margin of 23.09%. The business had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.84 billion. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Liberty Global Ltd. will post -1.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, major shareholder Nicholas V. Tompras sold 57,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.94, for a total transaction of $737,580.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 16,153 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $209,019.82. This represents a 77.92 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 11.51% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.