Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. Sells 4,344 Shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYK)

Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYK) by 18.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 18,925 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,344 shares during the period. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Liberty Global were worth $353,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Liberty Global in the 2nd quarter worth $34,000. Amalgamated Bank lifted its holdings in Liberty Global by 18.4% during the 4th quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 3,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 502 shares in the last quarter. Ossiam lifted its holdings in Liberty Global by 68.7% during the 1st quarter. Ossiam now owns 4,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,000 after buying an additional 1,725 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new stake in Liberty Global during the 2nd quarter valued at about $194,000. Finally, Prudential PLC lifted its holdings in Liberty Global by 1,417.3% during the 3rd quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 10,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $195,000 after buying an additional 9,836 shares in the last quarter. 46.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Liberty Global Stock Performance

Shares of LBTYK stock traded down $0.12 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $16.79. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,285,917 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,686,588. The company has a 50 day moving average of $18.30 and a 200 day moving average of $18.20. The stock has a market cap of $6.34 billion, a PE ratio of -1.79 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. Liberty Global Ltd. has a 12-month low of $16.26 and a 12-month high of $21.83.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 15th. The company reported ($8.23) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.26) by ($7.97). Liberty Global had a negative return on equity of 19.26% and a negative net margin of 54.08%. The firm had revenue of $1.92 billion for the quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Liberty Global news, EVP Andrea Salvato sold 32,403 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.70, for a total transaction of $573,533.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 102,286 shares in the company, valued at $1,810,462.20. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other news, EVP Andrea Salvato sold 32,403 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.70, for a total value of $573,533.10. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 102,286 shares in the company, valued at $1,810,462.20. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director J David Wargo sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.35, for a total transaction of $520,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 159,632 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,769,615.20. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 113,629 shares of company stock valued at $2,046,783. Corporate insiders own 9.86% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of Liberty Global from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 5th. TheStreet upgraded shares of Liberty Global from a “d+” rating to a “c-” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 24th.

Liberty Global Profile

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.