Trexquant Investment LP Buys 48,633 Shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA)

Trexquant Investment LP raised its position in shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Free Report) by 15.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 369,084 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 48,633 shares during the quarter. Trexquant Investment LP owned 0.10% of Liberty Global worth $4,710,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Liberty Global by 58.1% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,940 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 1,081 shares in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management acquired a new position in Liberty Global in the 4th quarter worth about $59,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Liberty Global during the 4th quarter worth about $73,000. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Liberty Global during the 4th quarter valued at about $123,000. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Liberty Global during the 4th quarter valued at $128,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 37.20% of the company's stock.

Liberty Global Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LBTYA traded down $0.18 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $10.46. 451,519 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,043,081. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $11.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.18. 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 $9.84 and a 12 month high of $21.56. The firm has a market cap of $3.65 billion, a PE ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.25.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $6.33 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.84 billion. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Liberty Global Ltd. will post -1.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on LBTYA shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on shares of Liberty Global from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut Liberty Global from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $24.70 to $12.40 in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Liberty Global currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $17.43.

Liberty Global Company 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.