After finishing at $6.89 in the prior trading day, Liberty Latin America Ltd (NASDAQ: LILA) closed at $7.03, up 2.03%. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 718339 shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LILA by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.46 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 4.93. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.13 and its Current Ratio is at 1.13. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.69 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.31.
On May 31, 2023, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $10.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 22 ’24 when MALONE JOHN C bought 484,673 shares for $6.72 per share. The transaction valued at 3,255,694 led to the insider holds 8,360,255 shares of the business.
GOULD PAUL A bought 50,000 shares of LILA for $334,030 on Mar 22 ’24. The Director now owns 334,818 shares after completing the transaction at $6.68 per share. On Mar 21 ’24, another insider, MALONE JOHN C, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 473,084 shares for $6.79 each. As a result, the insider paid 3,211,909 and bolstered with 7,875,582 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LILA now has a Market Capitalization of 1.46B and an Enterprise Value of 8.73B. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.32 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.94 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.64.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LILA has reached a high of $9.85, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.66, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.53.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 429.48K shares per day over the past 3-months and 956.79k shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 40.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 36.31M. Insiders hold about 82.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 14.54% stake in the company. Shares short for LILA as of Feb 29, 2024 were 196.65k with a Short Ratio of 0.52, compared to 114.43k on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 0.10% and a Short% of Float of 0.57%.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 3 different market analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.14 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.02 and a low estimate of -$0.22, while EPS last year was -$0.23. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.01, with high estimates of $0.03 and low estimates of -$0.03.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.26 and -$0.64 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.13. EPS for the following year is $0.8, with 3 analysts recommending between $1.75 and $0.18.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $1.11B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.12B to a low estimate of $1.11B. As of the current estimate, Liberty Latin America Ltd’s year-ago sales were $1.1B, an estimated increase of 0.70% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.13B, a decrease of -0.60% less than the figure of $0.70% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $1.14B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.13B.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LILA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.69B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.56B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.61B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.51B, up 2.30% from the average estimate. Based on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.8B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.86B and the low estimate is $4.73B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 4.00% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
