The stock price of Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ: LBTYA) has surged by 1.62 when compared to previous closing price of 13.54, but the company has seen a 7.58% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. cnbc.com reported 2024-11-13 that Liberty Media to spin off assets; CEO Greg Maffei to step down at year-end
Is It Worth Investing in Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ: LBTYA) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.26. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for LBTYA is 166.26M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.25% of that float. On November 27, 2024, the average trading volume of LBTYA was 3.50M shares.
LBTYA’s Market Performance
LBTYA’s stock has seen a 7.58% increase for the week, with a 27.80% rise in the past month and a 38.26% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.73%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.71% for Liberty Global Ltd The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 18.16% for LBTYA’s stock, with a 42.46% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LBTYA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LBTYA stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for LBTYA by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for LBTYA in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $13 based on the research report published on November 18, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LBTYA reach a price target of $21.30, previously predicting the price at $15.50. The rating they have provided for LBTYA stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on August 12th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to LBTYA, setting the target price at $25 in the report published on August 09th of the current year.
LBTYA Trading at 23.88% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LBTYA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 1.18% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.71%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.73%, as shares sank -33.24% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -32.45% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LBTYA rose by +7.58%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -28.15% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $16.55. In addition, Liberty Global Ltd saw 50.32% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LBTYA starting from HALL BRYAN H, who sale 20,000 shares at the price of $13.18 back on Nov 20 ’24. After this action, HALL BRYAN H now owns 176,875 shares of Liberty Global Ltd, valued at $263,614 using the latest closing price.
HALL BRYAN H, the EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary of Liberty Global Ltd, sale 5,000 shares at $13.20 during a trade that took place back on Nov 21 ’24, which means that HALL BRYAN H is holding 171,875 shares at $65,993 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LBTYA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.0 for the present operating margin
- 0.34 for the gross margin
The net margin for Liberty Global Ltd stands at -0.54. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value -20.95, with -9.82 for asset returns.
Based on Liberty Global Ltd (LBTYA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.46 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.85. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.03.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -420.5 million with net debt to EBITDA at -7.52. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.67. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.24for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.18. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.19.
Conclusion
To sum up, Liberty Global Ltd (LBTYA) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
