LBTYB NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Liberty Global PLC Class B · Communication Services · Telecom Services

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Latest close 12.20 USD
0.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -9.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 10.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.8%, after a -7.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 24 out of 100
Latest Close 12.20 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.8% latest completed week
4W Return -7.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -24.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 73.1% 38 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 0.8% Latest completed week; four-week move -7.6%. Indicator stack 40/26 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Negative 44.28% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 54/100 54 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 24 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 24 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -9.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 10.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.8%, after a -7.6% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.3x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.4112-week average 0.67

12-week confirmation

Trend active6/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.41Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -7.6% over four weeks, -24.0% over 12 weeks, and 17.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.8%
4W-7.6%
12W-24.0%
26W10.5%
52W17.3%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year38
Trend breadth73.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.18Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-29.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-11.27Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-49.0%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 97%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength88/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Value94/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Quality31/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Momentum72/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Growth89/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework45/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
15.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
6.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
22.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
47.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
13.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
50.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
2.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
134.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-3.7%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
6.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
4.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
10.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.8x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity13 / 7

13 acquisitions and 7 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 54 relevant articles.

12 positive · 39 neutral · 3 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings24 JulLatest stored earnings date was 24 Jul 2026.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-57.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+63.1%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-17.0%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+0.8%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses8
Recent vol3.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol10.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.4% / -5.1%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape28/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 28/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis39/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 6/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 2/12.

Activity pressure 0.41; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 44.28%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 44.28% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors70/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 13; Small Cap Core rank 5 SVQF45/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 403.0 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 54 relevant articles.

LBTYB|Liberty Global Ltd|Price:11.530|Chg%:-0.570 Insiders13 / 7

13 acquisitions and 7 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings24 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 24 Jul 2026.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202612.20 USD0.8%13.55 USD14.60 USD-1.18-11.279.7KOff
24 Jul 202612.10 USD0.8%13.51 USD14.64 USD-1.12-11.617.4KOff
17 Jul 202612.00 USD3.0%13.48 USD14.68 USD-1.11-13.7328.1KOff
10 Jul 202611.65 USD-11.7%13.45 USD14.72 USD-1.03-19.7749.1KOff
3 Jul 202613.20 USD3.0%13.43 USD14.76 USD-0.91-7.5620.3KOff
26 Jun 202612.82 USD-2.9%13.36 USD14.79 USD-0.77-9.3417.4KOff
19 Jun 202613.20 USD-2.9%13.31 USD14.81 USD-0.45-10.813.5KOn
12 Jun 202613.60 USD-2.9%13.24 USD14.84 USD-0.21-5.696.7KOn
5 Jun 202614.00 USD-3.4%13.13 USD14.85 USD0.17-0.685.4KOn
29 May 202614.50 USD-0.6%13.01 USD14.87 USD0.48-1.617.2KOn
22 May 202614.59 USD-5.3%12.89 USD14.89 USD0.701.9815.7KOn
15 May 202615.40 USD-4.0%12.79 USD14.90 USD0.959.10199.9KOn
8 May 202616.05 USD-2.7%12.64 USD14.93 USD0.8713.7411.6KOn
1 May 202616.49 USD-5.0%12.45 USD14.95 USD0.7423.6319.2KOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.