Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB) Announces Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.59 EPS

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday. The company reported ($1.07) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.48) by ($0.59), Zacks reports. Liberty Global had a negative net margin of 109.64% and a negative return on equity of 47.65%.

Liberty Global Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of LBTYB stock traded down $0.14 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $11.06. The company had a trading volume of 232 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,320. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. Liberty Global has a twelve month low of $9.79 and a twelve month high of $29.01. The company has a market capitalization of $3.74 billion, a P/E ratio of -0.69 and a beta of 0.41. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $13.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $13.18.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Liberty Global from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Liberty Global currently has an average rating of “Sell”.

Liberty Global Company Profile

Liberty Global Plc is an international television and broadband company, which engages in the provision of broadband communications services. It operates through the following geographical segments: U.K. and Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, Central and Eastern Europe, and Central and Corporate. Its products include broadband, WiFi, connectivity products, TV platforms, and TV content. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.