Liberty Latin America Ltd (LILAK) Shares Plummet Below 1-Year High

The stock of Liberty Latin America Ltd (NASDAQ: LILAK) has decreased by -1.04 when compared to last closing price of 6.74.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -2.20% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2024-12-05 that DENVER, Colorado–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Liberty Latin America Ltd. (“Liberty Latin America” or “LLA”) (NASDAQ: LILA and LILAK, OTC Link: LILAB) encouraged employees across the region to give back in local communities through its annual Mission Week volunteer initiative. More than 850 employees across 22 countries volunteered during the week of November 11 – 15. The Company’s commitment to Mission Week continues to grow, and this year, LLA employees and partners contributed more than 8,900 hours of v.

Is It Worth Investing in Liberty Latin America Ltd (NASDAQ: LILAK) Right Now?

Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.02.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for LILAK is 127.25M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.77% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of LILAK on December 13, 2024 was 757.32K shares.

LILAK’s Market Performance

The stock of Liberty Latin America Ltd (LILAK) has seen a -2.20% decrease in the past week, with a 2.62% rise in the past month, and a -31.31% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.38%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.23% for LILAK. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.00% for LILAK’s stock, with a simple moving average of -21.84% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of LILAK

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LILAK stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for LILAK by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for LILAK in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $10.50 based on the research report published on September 04, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Scotiabank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LILAK reach a price target of $2.50. The rating they have provided for LILAK stocks is “Sector Perform” according to the report published on May 18th, 2023.

Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to LILAK, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on October 09th of the previous year.

LILAK Trading at -19.17% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought LILAK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -38.98% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 4.23%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.38%, as shares surge +3.57% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -29.64% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, LILAK fell by -2.20%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.30% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.88. In addition, Liberty Latin America Ltd saw -9.13% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LILAK starting from PADDICK BRENDAN J, who purchase 34,256 shares at the price of $6.98 back on Dec 02 ’24. After this action, PADDICK BRENDAN J now owns 1,915,768 shares of Liberty Latin America Ltd, valued at $239,216 using the latest closing price.

PADDICK BRENDAN J, the Director of Liberty Latin America Ltd, purchase 31,514 shares at $6.71 during a trade that took place back on Dec 04 ’24, which means that PADDICK BRENDAN J is holding 1,940,094 shares at $211,578 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for LILAK

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • -0.01 for the present operating margin
  • 0.47 for the gross margin

The net margin for Liberty Latin America Ltd stands at -0.13. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value -37.60, with -4.47 for asset returns.

Based on Liberty Latin America Ltd (LILAK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.87 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.09. The debt to equity ratio resting at 6.65. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.06.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.55 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 8.46. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.01. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.06.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, Liberty Latin America Ltd (LILAK) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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