Liberty Global (LBTYK) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK) is scheduled to be releasing its earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, May 1st. Persons interested in participating in the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 15th. The company reported ($8.23) 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 business had revenue of $1.92 billion for the quarter.

Liberty Global Price Performance

Liberty Global stock opened at $16.85 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a current ratio of 1.30. Liberty Global has a 52 week low of $16.26 and a 52 week high of $21.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.36 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.80 and a beta of 1.13. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $17.82 and a 200-day moving average of $18.16.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Jason Waldron sold 11,226 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.29, for a total transaction of $216,549.54. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 70,666 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,363,147.14. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In related news, EVP Bryan H. Hall sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.68, for a total transaction of $280,200.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 129,934 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,427,167.12. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Jason Waldron sold 11,226 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.29, for a total value of $216,549.54. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 70,666 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,363,147.14. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 113,629 shares of company stock worth $2,046,783 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 9.86% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on LBTYK. TheStreet raised Liberty Global from a “d+” rating to a “c-” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 24th. StockNews.com cut Liberty Global from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 5th.

Liberty Global Company 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.