Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) Shares Bought by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) by 197.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 26,744 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 17,749 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Liberty Global were worth $341,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 110.3% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,859 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 975 shares during the period. Clifford Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Liberty Global during the third quarter worth about $227,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale grew its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 62.1% in the 3rd quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 10,807 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,000 after purchasing an additional 4,142 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in 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 buying an additional 835 shares during the period. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 8.2% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 12,717 shares of the company’s stock worth $268,000 after acquiring an additional 968 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 37.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Liberty Global news, CFO Charles H. R. Bracken sold 84,103 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.56, for a total value of $1,224,539.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 53,312 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $776,222.72. This represents a 61.20 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 11.51% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Liberty Global Price Performance

Liberty Global stock opened at $11.22 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.01 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.11 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $12.56 and a 200-day moving average of $16.89. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 52-week low of $10.93 and a 52-week high of $21.56.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LBTYA has been the topic of several research analyst reports. UBS Group lowered shares of Liberty Global from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $23.00 to $13.00 in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $27.00 price objective on shares of Liberty Global in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. 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. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered Liberty Global from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $24.70 to $12.40 in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on Liberty Global from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Liberty Global presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.75.

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.