Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the eight analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $24.58.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on LBTYA shares. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $27.00 price objective on shares of Liberty Global in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Liberty Global from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 3rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Liberty Global from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 12th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. ARGA Investment Management LP grew its position in Liberty Global by 1.7% in the first quarter. ARGA Investment Management LP now owns 94,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,601,000 after purchasing an additional 1,591 shares in the last quarter. Bfsg LLC grew its position in shares of Liberty Global by 27.1% in the 2nd quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 11,030 shares of the company’s stock valued at $192,000 after acquiring an additional 2,349 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in shares of Liberty Global by 15.8% in the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 20,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $358,000 after acquiring an additional 2,801 shares during the period. nVerses Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Liberty Global in the 2nd quarter valued at about $75,000. Finally, BKM Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Liberty Global by 18.8% in the 1st quarter. BKM Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,352 shares of the company’s stock valued at $463,000 after acquiring an additional 4,326 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 37.20% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Global Stock Up 1.7 %

Shares of LBTYA stock opened at $18.64 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $17.99 and a 200-day moving average of $17.68. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. Liberty Global has a 12-month low of $15.01 and a 12-month high of $20.56. The company has a market capitalization of $6.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.88 and a beta of 1.16.

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.