The stock price of Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ: LBTYA) has plunged by -2.06 when compared to previous closing price of 14.10, but the company has seen a 1.99% 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 36-month beta value for LBTYA is at 1.29. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for LBTYA is 166.31M, and currently, shorts hold a 2.55% of that float. The average trading volume for LBTYA on December 04, 2024 was 3.46M shares.
LBTYA’s Market Performance
LBTYA stock saw an increase of 1.99% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 30.71% and a quarterly increase of 33.84%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.30%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.56% for Liberty Global Ltd (LBTYA). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 11.65% for LBTYA’s stock, with a 41.69% 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 21.38% 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 unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.39% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.56%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.30%, as shares sank -32.14% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -33.25% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LBTYA rose by +1.99%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -23.70% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $15.32. In addition, Liberty Global Ltd saw 50.86% 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 BRACKEN CHARLES H R, who sale 84,103 shares at the price of $14.56 back on Dec 02 ’24. After this action, BRACKEN CHARLES H R now owns 53,312 shares of Liberty Global Ltd, valued at $1,224,649 using the latest closing price.
BRACKEN CHARLES H R, the EVP & CFO of Liberty Global Ltd, sale 1,220 shares at $14.63 during a trade that took place back on Dec 03 ’24, which means that BRACKEN CHARLES H R is holding 52,092 shares at $17,843 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 2.68. 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
In conclusion, Liberty Global Ltd (LBTYA) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
