Markel Corp held its stake in Liberty Global PLC (NASDAQ:LILA) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,720 shares of the company’s stock at the end of the second quarter. Markel Corp’s holdings in Liberty Global PLC were worth $320,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Guggenheim Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Liberty Global PLC by 850.2% in the fourth quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 8,951 shares of the company’s stock worth $197,000 after buying an additional 8,009 shares during the period. Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C. bought a new stake in shares of Liberty Global PLC during the first quarter worth $218,000. Roundview Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Liberty Global PLC during the first quarter worth $267,000. Rafferty Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Liberty Global PLC by 11.0% in the first quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 12,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $282,000 after buying an additional 1,258 shares during the period. Finally, CAPROCK Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Liberty Global PLC during the first quarter worth $289,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 21.59% of the company’s stock.
Liberty Global PLC (NASDAQ LILA) opened at 26.25 on Friday. The stock’s market cap is $4.50 billion. Liberty Global PLC has a 52 week low of $19.10 and a 52 week high of $29.47. The company’s 50 day moving average is $25.29 and its 200 day moving average is $22.94.
A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on LILA shares. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Liberty Global PLC from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered shares of Liberty Global PLC from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $30.00 to $28.50 in a research note on Monday, July 24th. Macquarie reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $29.00 price target on shares of Liberty Global PLC in a research note on Monday, May 8th. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Liberty Global PLC from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, June 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Liberty Global PLC from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $22.00 to $26.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $30.50.
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