Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. Makes New Investment in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA)

Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 42,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $536,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of LBTYA. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Liberty Global by 153.2% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 496,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,471,000 after buying an additional 300,126 shares during the last quarter. ING Groep NV acquired a new stake in shares of Liberty Global in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $12,953,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Liberty Global by 2,799.0% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 4,646,088 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,079,000 after buying an additional 4,485,823 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Liberty Global by 36.8% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,624,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,399,000 after buying an additional 705,780 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Liberty Global by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 28,188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $595,000 after buying an additional 606 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 37.20% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Charles H. R. Bracken sold 84,103 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.56, for a total value of $1,224,539.68. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 53,312 shares in the company, valued at approximately $776,222.72. This trade represents a 61.20 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, major shareholder Nicholas V. Tompras sold 57,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.94, for a total value of $737,580.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 16,153 shares in the company, valued at $209,019.82. The trade was a 77.92 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 11.51% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Global Stock Up 2.1 %

LBTYA stock opened at $11.33 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.24. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $11.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.24. Liberty Global Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $10.55 and a fifty-two week high of $21.56.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $6.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.92) by $7.25. The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.84 billion. Liberty Global had a return on equity of 9.04% and a net margin of 23.09%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Liberty Global Ltd. will post -1.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Bank of America downgraded Liberty Global from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $13.10 to $12.60 in a report on Friday, December 6th. Barclays cut their price target on 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 downgraded Liberty Global from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and cut their price target for the company from $24.70 to $12.40 in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. UBS Group downgraded Liberty Global from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price target for the company from $23.00 to $13.00 in a report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on Liberty Global from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target 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.