Versor Investments LP Acquires 25,600 Shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA)

Versor Investments LP grew its holdings in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Free Report) by 97.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 52,000 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 25,600 shares during the period. Versor Investments LP's holdings in Liberty Global were worth $664,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 110.3% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,859 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 975 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 11,113 shares of the company's stock valued at $235,000 after purchasing an additional 835 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Liberty Global by 2.2% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 28,188 shares of the company's stock worth $595,000 after purchasing an additional 606 shares in the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale increased its position in Liberty Global by 62.1% during the third quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 10,807 shares of the company's stock worth $227,000 after buying an additional 4,142 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fullcircle Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Liberty Global by 20.5% during the third quarter. Fullcircle Wealth LLC now owns 31,987 shares of the company's stock valued at $669,000 after buying an additional 5,443 shares in the last quarter. 37.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Liberty Global Stock Performance

Shares of LBTYA stock traded up $0.19 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $11.75. The stock had a trading volume of 187,938 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,067,613. Liberty Global Ltd. has a one year low of $10.55 and a one year high of $21.56. The firm has a market cap of $4.10 billion, a PE ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.24. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $11.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $15.86. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $6.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.92) by $7.25. Liberty Global had a net margin of 23.09% and a return on equity of 9.83%. The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.84 billion. On average, analysts forecast that Liberty Global Ltd. will post -1.35 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Liberty Global

In other Liberty Global news, major shareholder Nicholas V. Tompras sold 57,000 shares of Liberty Global stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 16,153 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $209,019.82. This trade represents a 77.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 11.51% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.