Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. Sells 4,344 Shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYK)

Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. cut its position in shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYK) by 18.7% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 18,925 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,344 shares during the period. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Liberty Global were worth $353,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in shares of Liberty Global by 1.9% during the first quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 26,282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $694,000 after purchasing an additional 501 shares during the period. Amalgamated Bank grew its position in Liberty Global by 18.4% in the fourth quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 3,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 502 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in Liberty Global by 1.5% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 43,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $804,000 after acquiring an additional 637 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board grew its position in Liberty Global by 4.6% in the first quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 15,962 shares of the company’s stock valued at $325,000 after acquiring an additional 697 shares during the period. Finally, Seven Eight Capital LP grew its position in Liberty Global by 0.8% in the third quarter. Seven Eight Capital LP now owns 158,499 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,942,000 after acquiring an additional 1,233 shares during the period. 46.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Jason Waldron sold 11,226 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.29, for a total transaction of $216,549.54. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 70,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,363,147.14. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In related news, EVP Andrea Salvato sold 32,403 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.70, for a total value of $573,533.10. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 102,286 shares in the company, valued at $1,810,462.20. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Jason Waldron sold 11,226 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.29, for a total value of $216,549.54. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 70,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,363,147.14. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 113,629 shares of company stock valued at $2,046,783 over the last 90 days. 9.86% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on LBTYK shares. TheStreet upgraded Liberty Global from a “d+” rating to a “c-” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 24th. StockNews.com cut Liberty Global from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 5th.

Liberty Global Price Performance

Liberty Global stock traded down $0.12 on Wednesday, reaching $16.79. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,285,917 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,686,588. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a current ratio of 1.30. The company has a market cap of $6.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.79 and a beta of 1.13. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $18.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $18.20. Liberty Global Ltd. has a twelve month low of $16.26 and a twelve month high of $21.83.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 15th. The company reported ($8.23) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.26) by ($7.97). Liberty Global had a negative return on equity of 19.26% and a negative net margin of 54.08%. The business had revenue of $1.92 billion during the quarter.

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.