The price of Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ: LBTYA) closed at $16.74 in the last session, down -2.62% from day before closing price of $17.19. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1839632 shares were traded. LBTYA stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.24 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.68.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at LBTYA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.91 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 4.09. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.30 and its Current Ratio is at 1.30. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.92 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.87.
On February 09, 2024, Citigroup Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $20 to $24.
Bernstein Downgraded its Outperform to Mkt Perform on January 12, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $23.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 11 ’24 when HALL BRYAN H sold 15,000 shares for $18.68 per share. The transaction valued at 280,214 led to the insider holds 129,934 shares of the business.
HALL BRYAN H sold 25,000 shares of LBTYA for $455,945 on Mar 08 ’24. The EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary now owns 144,934 shares after completing the transaction at $18.24 per share. On Feb 27 ’24, another insider, Waldron Jason, who serves as the SVP & CAO of the company, sold 11,226 shares for $19.29 each. As a result, the insider received 216,550 and left with 70,666 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, LBTYA now has a Market Capitalization of 6.48B and an Enterprise Value of 20.49B. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.87 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.74 whereas that against EBITDA is -40.90.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LBTYA has reached a high of $20.56, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 18.52, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.43.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, LBTYA traded on average about 1.60M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1.69M shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 171.46M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 164.91M. Insiders hold about 57.64% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 36.04% stake in the company. Shares short for LBTYA as of Feb 29, 2024 were 2.08M with a Short Ratio of 1.30, compared to 1.73M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 0.55% and a Short% of Float of 1.56%.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 2 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.49 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.44 and a low estimate of -$0.54, while EPS last year was -$0.83. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.46, with high estimates of -$0.34 and low estimates of -$0.58.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$1.09 and -$2.58 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$1.81. EPS for the following year is -$1.51, with 6 analysts recommending between -$0.76 and -$2.39.
Revenue Estimates
According to 3 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.89B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.93B to a low estimate of $1.8B. As of the current estimate, Liberty Global Ltd’s year-ago sales were $1.87B, an estimated increase of 1.10% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.86B, an increase of 0.50% less than the figure of $1.10% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $1.89B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.8B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LBTYA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.81B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.3B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.6B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.49B, up 1.50% from the average estimate. Based on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.63B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.88B and the low estimate is $7.37B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 0.40% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
