Clifford Capital Partners LLC Acquires New Stake in Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA)

Clifford Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 10,756 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $227,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LBTYA. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Liberty Global by 4.0% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,446,543 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,316,000 after acquiring an additional 131,077 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in Liberty Global by 15.8% in the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 20,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $358,000 after buying an additional 2,801 shares in the last quarter. Welch Group LLC acquired a new position in Liberty Global in the second quarter valued at about $174,000. ARS Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in Liberty Global in the second quarter valued at about $261,000. Finally, Tevis Investment Management boosted its position in Liberty Global by 156.0% in the second quarter. Tevis Investment Management now owns 27,170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,000 after buying an additional 16,555 shares in the last quarter. 37.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LBTYA has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group downgraded shares of Liberty Global from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $23.00 to $13.00 in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Citigroup started coverage on shares of Liberty Global in a research note on Friday, August 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $25.00 price target for the company. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Liberty Global from $20.00 to $12.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Bank of America raised shares of Liberty Global from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $15.50 to $21.30 in a research note on Monday, August 12th. Finally, Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $27.00 price target on shares of Liberty Global in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Liberty Global presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $21.76.

Liberty Global Stock Performance

NASDAQ LBTYA opened at $13.76 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.19. Liberty Global Ltd. has a twelve month low of $10.93 and a twelve month high of $21.56. The business’s fifty day moving average is $19.14 and its 200 day moving average is $18.59.

About Liberty Global

Liberty Global Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides broadband internet, video, fixed-line telephony, and mobile communications services to residential and business customers. It offers value-added broadband services, such as WiFi features, security, anti-virus, firewall, spam protection, smart home services, online storage solutions, and web spaces; and Connect Box that delivers in-home Wi-Fi service.