Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYK) Short Interest Update

Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYK) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,610,000 shares, a decline of 7.4% from the July 15th total of 7,140,000 shares. Currently, 4.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 2,510,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.6 days.

Liberty Global Stock Down 1.0 %

LBTYK stock opened at $19.09 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $18.74 and its 200 day moving average is $18.23. The stock has a market cap of $7.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.95 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. Liberty Global has a 1-year low of $16.03 and a 1-year high of $21.83.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $1.87 billion during the quarter. Liberty Global had a negative net margin of 27.03% and a negative return on equity of 10.72%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Global

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LBTYK. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators raised its holdings in Liberty Global by 41.4% during the 2nd quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 2,574 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 754 shares during the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC increased its position in shares of Liberty Global by 64.4% in the fourth quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 2,550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 999 shares during the period. Bfsg LLC purchased a new position in shares of Liberty Global in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $60,000. Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new stake in shares of Liberty Global during the second quarter valued at approximately $71,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC grew its stake in Liberty Global by 173.3% in the first quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 5,982 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 3,793 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 46.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com lowered Liberty Global from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th.

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.