Liberty Global Ltd. (LBTYK) Stock Analysis
Communication Services · Telecom Services
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $11.38: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.40; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
Liberty Global provides broadband, video, and mobile telecom services across Europe under brands including Telenet (Belgium) and Virgin Media (Ireland), with 50% JVs in the U.K. (Virgin Media O2) and Netherlands (VodafoneZiggo), providing ~80 million connections. Revenue comes... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $11.38: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.40; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHSupplierMVNO arrangement with Three10-K Item 1A: 'Currently, our services to mobile customers in Ireland rely on the use of an MVNO arrangement with Three, whereby we utilize the radio access networks of a third-party wireless network provider'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-01Item 5.02LOWCompensation Committee of Liberty Global approved 2026 Performance Award metrics for executive officers on March 26, 2026, with payout of 0%-150% based on revenue, EBITDA, and strategic goal targets. No officer departures cited.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Unprofitable operations — net margin -146.3%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $11.38: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.40; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $10.78. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $12.14 (+6.8% upside). Prior stop was $10.78. Stop-loss: $10.78.
Concentration risk — Supplier: MVNO arrangement with Three; Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0); Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin -0.8%), High leverage (D/E 5.7).
Liberty Global Ltd. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -3.3). TrendMatrix value score: 7.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
19 analysts cover LBTYK with a consensus score of 3.7/5.
What does Liberty Global Ltd. do?Liberty Global provides broadband, video, and mobile telecom services across Europe under brands including Telenet...
Liberty Global provides broadband, video, and mobile telecom services across Europe under brands including Telenet (Belgium) and Virgin Media (Ireland), with 50% JVs in the U.K. (Virgin Media O2) and Netherlands (VodafoneZiggo), providing ~80 million connections. Revenue comes from residential and B2B subscriptions across cable, broadband, and mobile. It also holds a $3.4B venture portfolio through Liberty Growth.