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Liberty Global Ltd. (LBTYB) Stock Analysis

Breakout setup

SellVALUE-TRAP 2/5Moderate Confidence

Communication Services · Telecom Services

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $16.83: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality.

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

$16.83+4.8% A.UpsideScore 4.6/10#33 of 40 Telecom Services
Stop $15.65Target $17.64(resistance)A.R:R 0.0:1

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $16.83: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 66, MACD bullish. Score 4.6/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear). Suitability: moderate.

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
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)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)
P/E (Fwd)
Mkt Cap$5.1B
EV/EBITDA11.4
Profit Mgn-146.3%
ROE-63.1%
Rev Growth9.6%
Beta0.80
DividendNone
Rating analysts19

Quality Signals

Piotroski F6/9

Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)

  • HIGHSupplierMVNO arrangement with Three
    10-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 5.02LOW
    Compensation 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

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Quality Rank
0.0
Value Rank
3.3
Growth Rank
6.6

Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

52w Position
1.6
Bollinger
2.1
Support Resistance
2.2
Gap
4.0

Unprofitable operations — net margin -146.3%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static

Roe
0.0
Operating Margin
0.0
Fcf Quality
0.0
Roa
0.1
Rule Of 40
3.0
Current Ratio
4.2
Moat
5.0
Piotroski F
6.7
Gross Margin
9.2
Cash-burning: FCF -8% of revenueNo competitive moatRule of 40: 1 (fail)
GatesMomentum 4.7<5.5 (soft — BUY_NOW allowed but watch)A.R:R UPSIDE_EXHAUSTED (upside=0.0%)Momentum 4.7>=4.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY NO DATESEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARBreakoutSuitability: Moderate
RSI
66 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $12.62Resistance $18.00

Price Targets

$16
$18
A.Upside+4.8%
A.R:R0.0:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0)
! Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin -0.8%), High leverage (D/E 5.7)

Earnings

We could not retrieve earnings history for LBTYB.
The company may be recently listed, pre-revenue, or its beat/miss record wasn't available from our source this run. Earnings signals feed the Growth and Catalyst score dimensions — absence here doesn't affect other dimensions.

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is LBTYB stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $16.83: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 66, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $15.65. Score 4.6/10, moderate confidence.

What is the LBTYB stock price target?

Take-profit target: $17.64 (+4.8% upside). Prior stop was $15.65. Stop-loss: $15.65.

What are the risks of investing in LBTYB?

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).

Is LBTYB overvalued or undervalued?

Liberty Global Ltd. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward N/A). TrendMatrix value score: 7.3/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about LBTYB?

19 analysts cover LBTYB 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.

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