Liberty Global Class ALBTYA
LBTYA
About: Liberty Global is a holding company with interests in several telecom companies in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, and Slovakia. Liberty owns the main cable network in each of these geographies, and has pursued a strategy since 2016 to merge or partner with mobile-network operators to be able to offer converged services. Liberty also owns minority stakes in other media, entertainment, and cloud companies.
Employees: 6,820
0
Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
1,761% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15.1M | Put options by funds: $813K
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 66
8% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 37
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 264 [Q4 2024] → 263 (-1) [Q1 2025]
5.03% less ownership
Funds ownership: 89.41% [Q4 2024] → 84.39% (-5.03%) [Q1 2025]
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 [Q4 2024] → 7 (-1) [Q1 2025]
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.97B [Q4 2024] → $1.68B (-$291M) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$10.60
9%
upside
Avg. target
$10.87
11%
upside
High target
$11
13%
upside
3 analyst ratings
0 positive
0%
3 neutral
100%
0 negative
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Citigroup Nayab Amjad | 13%upside $11 | Neutral Maintained | 28 May 2025 |
UBS Polo Tang | 9%upside $10.60 | Neutral Maintained | 12 May 2025 |
Barclays Maurice Patrick | 13%upside $11 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 6 May 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Liberty Global to Present at the Bank of America C-Suite TMT Conference
DENVER, Colorado--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Liberty Global Ltd. (“Liberty Global”) (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) will be presenting at the Bank of America C-Suite TMT Conference on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at 1:55 pm BST. Liberty Global may make observations concerning its historical operating performance and outlook. The presentation will be webcast live at www.libertyglobal.com. We intend to archive the webcast under the Investor Relations section of our website for approximately 90 days. ABOUT LIBE.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Liberty Global: Q1 Deep Dive, Still A Deep Value Play
Liberty Global's SOTP valuation offers a deep-value play, with gradual unlocking via buybacks. VMO2 and VodafoneZiggo face competitive challenges; VMO2 contributes significant dividends, while VodafoneZiggo's turnaround plan remains uncertain. Telenet's high CapEx impacts short-term FCF, but improvements are expected by 2026; Liberty Growth's portfolio is valued at $3.3 billion.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Liberty Global Ltd. (LBTYA) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 2, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Mike Fries - Chief Executive Officer Charlie Bracken - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Lutz Schüler - Chief Executive Officer-Virgin Media Stephen van Rooyen - Chief Executive Officer, VodafoneZiggo Enrique Rodriguez - Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer Conference Call Participants Carl Murdock-Smith - Citigroup Robert Grindle - Deutsche Bank Polo Tang - UBS Steve Malcolm - Redburn Joshua Mills - BNP Paribas Ulrich Rathe - Bernstein Societe Generale Group Matthew Harrigan - Benchmark Company David Wright - Bank of America James Ratzer - New Street Research Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Liberty Global Reports Q1 2025 Results
DENVER, Colorado--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Liberty Global Ltd. announces its Q1 2025 financial results. CEO Mike Fries stated, “In our year-end investor call we outlined the core strategies we are undertaking to create and deliver value to shareholders following the successful spin-off of our Swiss subsidiary Sunrise. We made good progress on these plans in the first quarter of 2025. Our Liberty Telecom operations demonstrated resilience in competitive markets, with Virgin Media O2 returning to growth.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
Liberty Global: Making Sense Of The Valuation
Liberty Global's management suggests a $25+ SOTP valuation, but the market values it at $10.5, indicating a disparity in perspectives. Structural separation of debt and rise of "Liberty Services" shift value to HoldCo, while lowering risks. Capex cycles are peaking, with Belgium set for meaningful FCF uplift by 2026.
Neutral
Market Watch
2 months ago
7 stock picks from a global fund manager as markets ‘enforce discipline' on Trump
This year's remarkable increase in stock-market volatility underscores the importance of diversification. But even if you add exposure outside the U.S., it is a good idea to think about companies that are likely to weather economic storms as part of a “resilient” portfolio, according to Julian McManus of Janus Henderson Investors.
Neutral
Reuters
2 months ago
Haas F1 say no impact from tariffs hitting owner's business
The U.S.-owned Haas Formula One team said they were carrying on as normal despite owner Gene Haas's machine tools business reporting a 'dramatic decrease in demand' as a result of President Donald Trump's trade tariffs.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
Liberty Global Schedules Investor Call for First Quarter 2025 Results
DENVER, Colorado--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Liberty Global Ltd. (“Liberty Global” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) today announced plans to release its first quarter 2025 results on the morning of Friday, May 2, 2025. You are invited to join in its Investor Call, which will begin at 08:30 a.m. (Eastern Time). During the call, management will discuss the Company's results, and may provide other forward-looking information. A listen-only webcast, along with a summary investor presentatio.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Why Is Liberty Global Ltd (LBTYA) Up 7.1% Since Last Earnings Report?
Liberty Global Ltd (LBTYA) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
Positive
Reuters
3 months ago
Liberty Global eyes Vodafone's Dutch joint venture stake, Bloomberg News reports
Liberty Global has approached Britain's Vodafone for a possible acquisition of its stake in the companies' Dutch joint venture VodafoneZiggo, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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