Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB) Stock Price Up 5.1% – What’s Next?

Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYB) rose 5.1% during mid-day trading on Tuesday. The company traded as high as $11.81 and last traded at $12.1650. 299 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 99% from the average session volume of 26,688 shares. The stock had previously closed at $11.58.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Liberty Global in a report on Thursday, October 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating. According to data from MarketBeat, Liberty Global presently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Liberty Global Trading Up 5.5%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $12.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.97. The firm has a market cap of $4.17 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.65 and a beta of 0.50.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 3rd. The company reported $1.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.32) by $1.64. The company had revenue of $1.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Liberty Global had a negative net margin of 44.40% and a negative return on equity of 25.59%.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Global

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Liberty Global stock. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYB) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 5,252 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $68,000. Institutional investors own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

About Liberty Global

Liberty Global is an international telecommunications company that provides broadband internet, video, mobile and fixed-line voice services through operating businesses and joint ventures. Its consumer brands and services serve residential and business customers in several European markets. The company’s portfolio includes interests in Virgin Media O2 in the United Kingdom and VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands, as well as operating businesses such as Telenet in Belgium. Its structure combines wholly owned businesses with partnerships alongside other telecommunications companies.