Liberty Global Plc Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

LBTYA Stock  USD 16.93  0.31  1.87%   
Assuming the 90 days horizon and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Liberty Global PLC is 'Strong Hold'. Macroaxis provides Liberty Global buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding LBTYA positions. The advice algorithm takes into account all of Liberty Global's available fundamental, technical, and predictive indicators you will find on this site. Key drivers impacting Liberty Global's buy or sell advice are summarized below:
Real Value
19.53
Target Price
26.57
Hype Value
16.91
Market Value
16.93
A buy or sell recommendation provided by Macroaxis is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell Liberty Global PLC given historical horizon and risk tolerance towards Liberty Global. When Macroaxis issues a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for Liberty Global PLC, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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In addition, we conduct extensive research on individual companies such as Liberty and provide practical buy, sell, or hold advice based on investors' investing horizon and their risk tolerance towards Liberty Global PLC. Also, note that the market value of any company could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in manufacturing.

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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
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Strong Hold

Market Performance

Very WeakDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

Low keyDetails

Current Valuation

UndervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Below AverageDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Responds to the marketDetails

Investor Sentiment

AlarmedDetails

Analyst Consensus

Strong BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

PoorDetails

Financial Leverage

InapplicableDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Liberty Global PLC has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.0116, Jensen Alpha of (0.15), Total Risk Alpha of (0.41), Sortino Ratio of (0.06) and Treynor Ratio of 0.0042
Our investment recommendation tool can cross-verify current analyst consensus on Liberty Global PLC and to analyze the entity potential to grow in the current economic cycle. To make sure Liberty Global PLC is not overpriced, please verify all Liberty Global PLC fundamentals, including its gross profit, book value per share, and the relationship between the price to earning and cash per share . Given that Liberty Global PLC has a price to earning of 1.74 X, we recommend you to check Liberty Global market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your last-minute risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Liberty Global Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Liberty Global PLC generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
The company reported the revenue of 7.49 B. Net Loss for the year was (3.87 B) with profit before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of 5.11 B.
Liberty Global PLC has a poor financial position based on the latest SEC disclosures
Over 83.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors
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Liberty Global Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Liberty Global's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Liberty Global's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Liberty Global daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Liberty Global PLC price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Liberty Global returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Liberty Global.
Mean Return
0.02
Value At Risk
-2.45
Potential Upside
3.12
Standard Deviation
1.87
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Liberty Global historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Liberty Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Liberty Global is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Liberty Global PLC backward and forwards among themselves. Liberty Global's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Liberty Global's securities or originates loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
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Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership2023-12-31
3.4 M
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3.3 M
Qube Research & Technologies2023-12-31
M
Rubric Capital Management Lp2023-12-31
M
Oaktree Capital Management Llc2023-12-31
2.7 M
Lancaster Investment Management Llp2023-12-31
2.4 M
Kiltearn Partners Llp2023-09-30
2.2 M
Putnam Investments Llc2023-12-31
2.1 M
Harris Associates L.p.2023-12-31
15.3 M
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership2023-12-31
14.1 M
Note, although Liberty Global's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Liberty Global Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change In Cash6.7B(3.5B)(3.8B)815.1M(309.5M)(294.0M)
Free Cash Flow3.3B2.8B2.1B1.5B779.9M740.9M
Depreciation3.7B2.3B2.4B2.2B2.3B3.4B
Other Non Cash Items1.9B3.1B(12.8B)(843.9M)3.5B3.6B
Capital Expenditures1.2B1.4B1.4B1.3B1.4B1.4B
Net Income(1.4B)(1.5B)13.5B1.1B(3.9B)(3.7B)
End Period Cash Flow8.2B4.7B917.3M1.7B1.4B2.5B
Investments9.3B(2.3B)(1.2B)257.4M(1.6B)(1.5B)
Net Borrowings(3.7B)2.7B970M(1.0B)(904.2M)(859.0M)
Change To Netincome(10.7B)3.2B(590.1M)(812.4M)(731.2M)(694.6M)

Liberty Global Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Liberty Global or Diversified Telecommunication Services sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Liberty Global's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Liberty stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over NYSE Composite
-0.15
β
Beta against NYSE Composite1.28
σ
Overall volatility
1.91
Ir
Information ratio -0.06

Liberty Global Volatility Alert

Liberty Global PLC has relatively low volatility with skewness of -0.21 and kurtosis of 1.29. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Liberty Global's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Liberty Global's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Liberty Global Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Liberty Global's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Liberty Global's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Liberty Global and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Liberty Global or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Liberty Global's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Liberty Global by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Liberty Global to competition
FundamentalsLiberty GlobalPeer Average
Return On Equity-0.19-0.31
Return On Asset-0.0024-0.14
Profit Margin(0.54) %(1.27) %
Operating Margin(0.08) %(5.51) %
Current Valuation20.43 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding171.48 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders5.05 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions83.32 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted2.05 M4.71 M
Price To Earning1.74 X28.72 X
Price To Book0.33 X9.51 X
Price To Sales0.87 X11.42 X
Revenue7.49 B9.43 B
Gross Profit5.11 B27.38 B
EBITDA344.8 M3.9 B
Net Income(3.87 B)570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents1.73 B2.7 B
Cash Per Share8.99 X5.01 X
Total Debt17.42 B5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.66 %48.70 %
Current Ratio1.62 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share49.82 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations2.17 B971.22 M
Short Ratio1.23 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share(9.52) X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth1.61 X4.89 X
Target Price24.73
Number Of Employees9.86 K18.84 K
Beta1.18-0.15
Market Capitalization6.52 B19.03 B
Total Asset42.09 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings15.57 B9.33 B
Working Capital1.31 B1.48 B
Note: Acquisition by Drew Marisa D of 4973 shares of Liberty Global at 17.22 subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Liberty Global Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Liberty . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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 2021 2022 2023 2024 (projected)
Total Stockholder Equity25.9B22.4B19.1B20.7B
Total Assets46.9B42.9B42.1B61.3B

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When determining whether Liberty Global PLC is a good investment, qualitative aspects like company management, corporate governance, and ethical practices play a significant role. A comparison with peer companies also provides context and helps to understand if Liberty Stock is undervalued or overvalued. This multi-faceted approach, blending both quantitative and qualitative analysis, forms a solid foundation for making an informed investment decision about Liberty Global Plc Stock. Highlighted below are key reports to facilitate an investment decision about Liberty Global Plc Stock:
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Is Liberty Global's industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Liberty Global. If investors know Liberty will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Liberty Global listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.68)
Earnings Share
(9.52)
Revenue Per Share
17.599
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.043
Return On Assets
(0)
The market value of Liberty Global PLC is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Liberty that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Liberty Global's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Liberty Global's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Liberty Global's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Liberty Global's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Liberty Global's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Liberty Global is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Liberty Global's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.