We recently published a list of 10 Firms Battered by Poor Earnings, Dismal Outlook. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) stands against other Friday’s worst performers.
Wall Street’s major indices ended the trading week on a strong note, clocking in robust gains as investors cheered better-than-expected non-farm payrolls last month while digesting more corporate earnings results.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq led the rally among all major indices, finishing up 1.51 percent. The S&P 500 clocked in a 1.47-percent gain, while the Dow Jones grew by 1.39 percent.
Despite the broader market optimism, 10 companies managed to register declines amid dismal earnings performance in the first quarter of the year. In this article, let us explore Friday’s 10 worst performers and the reasons behind their decline.
To come up with the list, we considered only the stocks with a $2-billion market capitalization and $5-million trading volume.
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Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA)
Liberty Global declined for a third day on Friday, losing 11.4 percent to finish at $9.64 apiece as investors soured on its dismal earnings performance in the past quarter.
In a statement, Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) said it swung to a loss from continuing operations of $1.3 billion from a $634.5 million income in the same period last year.
Revenues, however, rose by 7.3 percent to $1.17 billion from $1.09 billion in the same comparable period.
“Across the group, our clear focus on unlocking shareholder value remains, as we resumed buybacks during the quarter towards our ‘up to 10% of shares’ target for 2025,” Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) CEO Mike Fries said.
“Our guidance at the Liberty Global corporate level remains unchanged, as does the guidance for all of our Liberty Telecom operations with the exception of VodafoneZiggo, where we have revised guidance to align with management’s new long-term growth strategy,” he added.
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