Virtu Financial LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Liberty Global Ltd $LBTYK

Virtu Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYK) by 112.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 92,853 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 49,195 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC’s holdings in Liberty Global were worth $1,025,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in Liberty Global by 22.5% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 33,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $405,000 after acquiring an additional 6,217 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Liberty Global by 18.0% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 80,872 shares of the company’s stock worth $963,000 after acquiring an additional 12,330 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in shares of Liberty Global by 76,160.0% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 3,813 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 3,808 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in Liberty Global by 140.6% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,425,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,059,000 after purchasing an additional 832,838 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in Liberty Global by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 646,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,743,000 after purchasing an additional 15,121 shares during the last quarter. 46.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LBTYK has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Liberty Global from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Liberty Global from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Sell”.

Insider Transactions at Liberty Global

In other Liberty Global news, Director J David Wargo sold 55,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.54, for a total transaction of $634,700.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 53,876 shares in the company, valued at $621,729.04. This trade represents a 50.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 9.86% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Liberty Global Stock Performance

LBTYK stock opened at $10.79 on Monday. Liberty Global Ltd has a 12 month low of $9.73 and a 12 month high of $13.12. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $11.64 and its 200 day moving average is $11.47. The company has a market capitalization of $3.65 billion, a PE ratio of -0.67 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.35) by $1.31. The company had revenue of $1.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.27 billion. Liberty Global had a negative net margin of 109.64% and a negative return on equity of 47.65%.

Liberty Global Profile

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK) is a leading international telecommunications and television company, headquartered in London. Established in 2005 through the merger of UGC Europe and Liberty Media International, the company has grown into one of the largest broadband and video service providers outside North America. Liberty Global focuses on delivering high-speed internet, digital video, mobile telephony and fixed-line communications to residential and business customers.

The company’s core services include ultra?fast broadband, pay television, voice services and mobile offerings.