SG Americas Securities LLC Acquires 2,002 Shares of Liberty Latin America Ltd. (NASDAQ:LILA)

SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Liberty Latin America Ltd. (NASDAQ:LILA) by 15.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 14,560 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,002 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Liberty Latin America were worth $93,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in LILA. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Liberty Latin America by 81.6% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 70,419 shares of the company’s stock worth $675,000 after acquiring an additional 31,642 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in Liberty Latin America by 60,327.0% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,160,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,701,000 after acquiring an additional 2,157,293 shares in the last quarter. Banco Santander S.A. boosted its holdings in Liberty Latin America by 47.8% in the third quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 800,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,664,000 after acquiring an additional 258,631 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in Liberty Latin America by 2,129.7% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 169,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,077,000 after acquiring an additional 161,817 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in Liberty Latin America by 48.6% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 21,399 shares of the company’s stock worth $205,000 after acquiring an additional 6,999 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 18.48% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Brendan J. Paddick bought 35,475 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were bought at an average price of $7.04 per share, for a total transaction of $249,744.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 1,273,443 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,965,038.72. This trade represents a 2.87 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Over the last quarter, insiders have bought 156,298 shares of company stock worth $1,043,886. Corporate insiders own 11.35% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Latin America Stock Up 2.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ:LILA opened at $7.55 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $6.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $8.22. The firm has a market cap of $1.49 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.58 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.31, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06. Liberty Latin America Ltd. has a 52-week low of $5.90 and a 52-week high of $10.81.

Liberty Latin America Company Profile

Liberty Latin America Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides fixed, mobile, and subsea telecommunications services. The company operates through C&W Caribbean, C&W Panama, Liberty Networks, Liberty Puerto Rico, and Liberty Costa Rico segments. It offers communications and entertainment services, including video, broadband internet, fixed-line, telephony, and mobiles services to residential and business customers; and business products and services that include enterprise-grade connectivity, data center, hosting, and managed solutions, as well as information technology solutions for small and medium enterprises, international companies, and governmental agencies.