4,378 Shares in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYK) Bought by Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich acquired a new position in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYK) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 4,378 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,000.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Liberty Global by 3.6% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,797,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,062,000 after acquiring an additional 131,875 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of Liberty Global in the third quarter worth $15,636,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Liberty Global by 34.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 349,565 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,554,000 after acquiring an additional 88,975 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Liberty Global in the third quarter worth $1,551,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in shares of Liberty Global by 22.3% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 561,412 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,377,000 after acquiring an additional 102,429 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 46.10% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Liberty Global

In other news, major shareholder Nicholas V. Tompras sold 57,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.94, for a total value of $737,580.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 16,153 shares in the company, valued at $209,019.82. The trade was a 77.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 9.86% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com began coverage on Liberty Global in a report on Friday, January 17th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company.

Liberty Global Stock Performance

NASDAQ:LBTYK opened at $12.06 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $15.91. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 52-week low of $10.83 and a 52-week high of $22.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.21 billion, a PE ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 1.22.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $6.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.86) by $7.19. Liberty Global had a return on equity of 9.83% and a net margin of 23.09%. The business had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.84 billion.

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.