Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYB) Short Interest Update

Liberty Global Ltd (NASDAQ:LBTYB) saw a large increase in short interest in 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. Based on an average trading volume of 11,835 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Global

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

Liberty Global Trading Up 4.2%

Shares of LBTYB traded up $0.53 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $12.98. The company had a trading volume of 257 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,977. Liberty Global has a 1-year low of $10.20 and a 1-year high of $29.01. The stock has a market cap of $4.43 billion, a PE 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. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The company reported ($1.07) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.34 billion.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

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.