How to buy Liberty Global (LBTYA) stock

Liberty Global plc is an entertainment business based in the US. Liberty Global shares (LBTYA) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Liberty Global employs 23,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Liberty Global stock price (NASDAQ: LBTYA)

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Liberty Global shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-23.

Latest market close	$27.31
52-week range	$18.73 - $29.07
50-day moving average	$26.91
200-day moving average	$26.13
Wall St. target price	$36.84
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$18.42

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Liberty Global price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $27.31 from 2021-05-28

1 week (2021-07-12)	N/A
1 month (2021-06-23)	-0.65%
3 months (2021-04-19)	N/A
6 months (2021-01-19)	N/A

1 year (2020-07-19)	N/A
2 years (2019-07-19)	N/A
3 years (2018-07-19)	N/A
5 years (2016-07-19)	N/A

Is Liberty Global under- or over-valued?

Valuing Liberty Global stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Liberty Global's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Liberty Global's PEG ratio

Liberty Global's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.61. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Liberty Global's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Liberty Global's EBITDA

Liberty Global's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $4.8 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Liberty Global's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Liberty Global financials

Revenue TTM	$12.7 billion
Operating margin TTM	20.41%
Gross profit TTM	$8.5 billion
Return on assets TTM	3.1%
Return on equity TTM	-7.91%
Profit margin	-9.37%
Book value	$24.27
Market capitalisation	$14.7 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Liberty Global shares

There are currently 3.6 million Liberty Global shares held short by investors – that's known as Liberty Global's "short interest". This figure is 5.2% down from 3.8 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Liberty Global shares can be evaluated.

Liberty Global's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Liberty Global's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Liberty Global shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Liberty Global shares traded daily (recently around 940011.34020619). Liberty Global's SIR currently stands at 3.88. In other words for every 100,000 Liberty Global shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3880 shares are currently held short.

However Liberty Global's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Liberty Global shares, or, against the total number of tradable Liberty Global shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Liberty Global's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Liberty Global shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0079% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Liberty Global shares, roughly 8 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Liberty Global.

Find out more about how you can short Liberty Global stock.

Liberty Global's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Liberty Global.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Liberty Global's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 16.06

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Liberty Global's overall score of 16.06 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 14th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Liberty Global is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Liberty Global's environmental score

Environmental score: 1.2/100

Liberty Global's environmental score of 1.2 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Liberty Global is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Liberty Global's social score

Social score: 8.91/100

Liberty Global's social score of 8.91 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Liberty Global is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Liberty Global's governance score

Governance score: 6.35/100

Liberty Global's governance score puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Liberty Global is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Liberty Global's controversy score

Controversy score: 1/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Liberty Global scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that Liberty Global has managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Liberty Global plc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	16.06
Total ESG percentile	14.3
Environmental score	1.2
Environmental score percentile	1
Social score	8.91
Social score percentile	1
Governance score	6.35
Governance score percentile	1
Level of controversy	1

Liberty Global share dividends

We're not expecting Liberty Global to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Liberty Global's shares ever split?

Liberty Global's shares were split on a 9:8 basis on 20 June 2016. So if you had owned 8 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 9 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Liberty Global shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 11.1% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Liberty Global shares which in turn could have impacted Liberty Global's share price.

Liberty Global share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Liberty Global's shares have ranged in value from as little as $18.73 up to $29.07. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Liberty Global's is 1.2971. This would suggest that Liberty Global's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Liberty Global overview

Liberty Global plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides broadband internet, video, fixed-line telephony, and mobile communications services to residential customers and businesses. It offers value-added broadband services, such as intelligent WiFi features; security; smart home, online storage solutions, and Web spaces; and Connect Box, a connectivity device that delivers in-home Wi-Fi coverage. The company also provides community Wi-Fi via routers in home, which provides access to the Internet; public Wi-Fi access points in train stations, hotels, bars, restaurants, and other public places. In addition, its cable operations comprise various tiers of digital video programming and audio services, as well as offers digital video recorders and multimedia home gateway systems. The company's channel offerings include general entertainment, sports, movies, documentaries, lifestyles, news, adult, children, and ethnic and foreign channels. Further, it provides mobile services, such as voice, short message service, and Internet access; circuit-switched telephony services; and personal call manager, unified messaging, and a second or third phone line at an incremental cost. Additionally, the company offers voice, advanced data, video, wireless, cloud-based services, and mobile and converged fixed-mobile services to small business and medium and large enterprises, as well as on a wholesale basis to other operators.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Liberty Global is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 3.534% of Liberty Global shares are held by insiders and 93.082% by institutions. How many people work for Liberty Global?
Latest data suggests 23,000 work at Liberty Global. When does the fiscal year end for Liberty Global?
Liberty Global's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Liberty Global based?
Liberty Global's address is: Griffin House, London, United Kingdom, W6 8BS What is Liberty Global's ISIN number?
Liberty Global's international securities identification number is: GB00B8W67662 What is Liberty Global's CUSIP number?
Liberty Global's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 530555101