Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for LBTYK in the last 90 days.
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Liberty Global (LBTYK) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$8.39−0.13 (−1.5%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeLiberty Global shares touched a new 52-week low in early October, trading as low as $8.65 before stabilizing somewhat, with a brief 1.65% gain on 6 October ahead of its Q3 results. Barclays maintained a Hold rating with a $10.00 price target. The move comes against a backdrop of the company's progress on its Ziggo Group spin-off covering Dutch and Belgian operations, including secured Belgian regulatory approval for a fiber-sharing arrangement with Proximus across 75% of Flanders, part of a broader asset monetization push.
The stock closed at $8.39, down 1.5%, sitting below both its 50-day average of $9.88 and 200-day average of $10.96, with the 50-day itself below the 200-day. Shares have fallen 17.3% over one month, 19.1% over three months, and 29.7% over six months, trading near the 52-week low of $8.21 and well off the 52-week high of $13.12. The GekkoIndex reads 71.4, placing the stock in the Buying zone, while the price sits 44.1% below the Gekko Fair Value of $15.
The next earnings report is due 29 October, inside the typical 20-trading-day window, with the last quarter showing a loss of $1.07 per share against an estimate of -$0.48 and a -3.9% reaction. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current window. Seasonality over five years shows an average 20-day return of 1%, with gains in 2 of those years. A single analyst holds a buy rating with a consensus target of $28.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Liberty Global price vs fair value
Close $8.39200-day averageGekko Fair Value $15.00
Liberty Global quick facts
- Market cap
- $2.86B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Forward P/E
- 58.1
- EPS, TTM
- −$8.95
- Revenue, TTM
- $4.88B
- Profit margin
- -62.1%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.80
- Volume
- 1.43M avg 2.09M
- 1-year return
- −23.2%
- Typical daily move
- ±3.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.1%
- 50-day average
- $9.88
- 200-day average
- $10.96
- Next earnings
- Oct 29 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 151.4M
Liberty Global swing-trade checklist
Liberty Global scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $8.39 is below the 50-day ($9.88) and 200-day ($10.96) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
71.4, Buying
Reading 71.4 is in the Buying zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
44.1% below
Price is 44.1% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 17 days
Reports on Oct 29, 2026, 17 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
+1.0% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonality
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Liberty Global stock chart and price history
Liberty Global closed at $8.39 on Oct 12, 2026, −23.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $8.21 to $13.12.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −17.3%
- 3 months
- −19.1%
- 6 months
- −29.7%
- 1 year
- −23.2%
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About Liberty Global
Liberty Global bundles internet, TV, home telephone and mobile plans for everyday customers while also serving business clients. The company is recognized for its broadband add-ons, which include smart Wi-Fi tools, security features, smart home links, cloud storage and personalized online spaces, delivered through hardware like its Connect Box and Horizon box. It also extends connectivity through neighborhood Wi-Fi networks built on home routers and through public hotspots found in places such as train stations, hotels and restaurants. On the entertainment side, it offers several levels of video and audio packages, recording devices, and a lineup of channels covering sports, movies, series, documentaries, lifestyle, news, adult content, children's shows and international programming.
Mobile customers can choose postpaid or prepaid plans, and landline customers get traditional phone service along with options like managed calling features, combined messaging, and extra phone lines for an added fee. For companies, Liberty Global builds packages around voice, data, video, wireless, cloud tools and combined fixed-and-mobile service, scaled for anything from home offices to major corporations, and it also sells access to other carriers on a wholesale basis. Its operations stretch across the United Kingdom, Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, Poland and Slovakia, with further activity in other countries.
The company traces its founding to London in 2004. Liberty Global is listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker LBTYK.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Communications
- Industry
- Major telecommunications
- Website
- libertyglobal.com
Liberty Global GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Liberty Global’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 71.4, in the Buying zone, unchanged over five sessions.
71.4Buying
Unchanged over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying (current zone) | 40 | +1.7% | +1.2% | ||
| Accumulation | 229 | +0.2% | −0.1% | ||
| Neutral | 380 | −0.5% | −0.1% | ||
| Distribution | 25 | +1.7% | −1.2% | ||
| Selling | 8 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average LBTYK share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →
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Is Liberty Global stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Liberty Global trades 44.1% below Gekko Fair Value of $15.00, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Liberty Global shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$15.00
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
44.1% Undervalued
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Liberty Global insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Liberty Global, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in LBTYK were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Liberty Global has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Dec 31, 2025
- $33.90M
- As a share of market cap
- 1.18%
- Trailing four quarters
- $192.1M
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds LBTYK.
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Liberty Global earnings: next date and track record
Liberty Global reports on Oct 29, 2026, before the open (17 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 29, 2026
Expected before the open, 17 days away
- EPS estimate
- −$0.32
- Revenue estimate
- $1.19B
3 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±5.5%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 24, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Liberty Global reported strong Q2 2026 commercial results, highlighted by best consumer broadband performance in the Netherlands in 6 years. The company is progressing on its Ziggo Group spin-off (Dutch and Belgian operations), with Belgian regulatory approval secured for a fiber-sharing arrangement with Proximus covering 75% of Flanders. Year-to-date asset monetization reached $1.2 billion, including $750 million from EdgeConneX sale at 4x return. Corporate net costs reduced ~75% over two years.
- Guidance
- Management confirmed all 2026 guidance across the board. The company targets breakeven corporate cost position as early as next year. Vodafone's 50% Dutch stake acquisition closes end of month, with Ziggo Group spin-off on track.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | −$1.07 est −$0.48 | $1.17B est $1.34B | −3.9% |
| May 1, 2026 | $0.96 est −$0.35 | $1.31B est $1.27B | +1.5% |
| Feb 18, 2026 | −$8.60 est −$0.31 | $1.23B est $1.21B | +7.3% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | −$0.27 est −$0.43 | $1.21B est $1.22B | +2.5% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | −$8.09 est −$0.44 | $1.27B est $1.22B | +8.4% |
| May 2, 2025 | −$3.84 est −$0.71 | $1.17B est $1.09B | −14.1% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | $6.33 est −$0.86 | −$1.41B est $1.60B | +2.0% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | −$3.95 est −$0.71 | $1.94B est $1.95B | −4.1% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Liberty Global stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Liberty Global is $28.00, +233.7% from the last close, from 1 firm rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$28.00consensus 12-month target, +233.7% from the last close
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 1 firm.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28 | Pivotal Research | $18 | +114.5% |
+1.2%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
+1.0%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Liberty Global seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Liberty Global averaged +1.0% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +2.2% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +1.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +0.1% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +1.0% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +6.6% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, LBTYK’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.1%.
Liberty Global market cap and key statistics
Liberty Global’s market cap is $2.86B and revenue of $4.88B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $2.86B
- Forward P/E
- 58.1
- EPS, TTM
- −$8.95
- Gekko Fair Value
- $15.00
Trading
- Volume
- 1.43M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 2.09M
- 52-week high
- $13.12
- 52-week low
- $8.21
- Shares outstanding
- 151.4M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $4.88B
- Profit margin
- -62.1%
- Return on equity
- -26.5%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −67.8%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.80
- Typical daily move
- ±3.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.1%
Liberty Global stock news this week
2 headlines about Liberty Global from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- Liberty Global stock gained 1.65 percent before Q3 resultsAD HOC NEWS, Oct 8
- Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK) Hits New 52-Week Low – What’s Next?Defense World, Oct 5
Liberty Global peers
Liberty Global’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| BCEBCE | Buying | 43.0% below |
| LUMNLumen Technologies | Buying | 25.6% below |
| LBTYALiberty Global | Buying | 27.9% below |
| LILAKLiberty Latin America | Accumulation | 35.5% below |
| LILALiberty Latin America | Accumulation | 41.1% below |
| IDTIDT | Distribution | 11.3% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Liberty Global stock FAQ
What is Liberty Global’s market cap?
Liberty Global’s market cap is $2.86B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $8.39, with 151.4M shares outstanding.
What is the Liberty Global stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Liberty Global is $28.00, +233.7% from the last close. Of the 1 firm that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Liberty Global stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Liberty Global is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $8.39 is 44.1% below Gekko Fair Value of $15.00. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Liberty Global report earnings next?
Liberty Global is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026, before the market opens (17 days away). Analysts expect earnings of −$0.32 per share on revenue of $1.19B. Liberty Global beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 5.5% on average across the report.
What is Liberty Global’s 52-week high and low?
Liberty Global’s 52-week high is $13.12 and its 52-week low is $8.21; it closed at $8.39 on Oct 12, 2026, −23.2% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $15.96 on Oct 20, 2021.
Is Liberty Global stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and fair value), 1 as mixed (seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (trend and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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