Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYB) Short Interest Update

Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYB) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,963 shares, an increase of 290.8% from the August 15th total of 1,270 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 11,835 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Liberty Global Trading Up 2.6%

NASDAQ LBTYB opened at $12.98 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.28. The firm has a market cap of $4.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.45 and a beta of 0.42. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $13.30. Liberty Global has a one year low of $10.20 and a one year high of $29.01.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB) last released its earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The company reported ($1.07) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.48) by ($0.59). Liberty Global had a negative return on equity of 28.82% and a negative net margin of 62.11%.The business had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.34 billion.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Liberty Global in a research note on Friday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Global

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Liberty Global stock. FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYB) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 5,252 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $68,000. Institutional investors own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

About Liberty Global

Liberty Global plc is an international telecommunications and media company that owns, operates and invests in broadband, mobile, fixed-line voice and video businesses. Its consumer services generally include high-speed internet, mobile connectivity, digital television and related communications products, delivered through established regional brands.

The company’s principal activities are concentrated in Europe. Liberty Global has interests in communications businesses serving customers in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland, including Virgin Media O2 in the U.K., VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands, Telenet in Belgium and Sunrise in Switzerland.