California Public Employees Retirement System Grows Stake in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYK)

California Public Employees Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYK) by 0.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,044,505 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,009 shares during the period. California Public Employees Retirement System owned approximately 0.29% of Liberty Global worth $13,725,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in Liberty Global during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $15,636,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Liberty Global by 7,017.5% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 700,362 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,203,000 after buying an additional 690,522 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Liberty Global by 18.9% in the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,484,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,786,000 after acquiring an additional 553,947 shares during the period. Candriam S.C.A. raised its stake in Liberty Global by 92.9% in the 4th quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 1,122,072 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,744,000 after acquiring an additional 540,486 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its position in Liberty Global by 321.0% during the 4th quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 318,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,187,000 after acquiring an additional 242,950 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Liberty Global Stock Down 6.8 %

LBTYK stock opened at $10.70 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.19. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 12 month low of $10.67 and a 12 month high of $22.14. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $11.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 1.19.

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

Liberty Global 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.