Liberty Latin America (NASDAQ:LILA – Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported ($0.22) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Yahoo Finance reports. Liberty Latin America had a negative net margin of 0.12% and a negative return on equity of 0.23%. The business had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.13 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.17 earnings per share.
Liberty Latin America Stock Performance
Shares of LILA traded down $0.34 on Friday, reaching $9.08. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 362,149 shares, compared to its average volume of 405,211. Liberty Latin America has a 12-month low of $5.90 and a 12-month high of $10.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.79 billion, a P/E ratio of -302.67 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $9.39 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $8.00.
Insider Buying and Selling at Liberty Latin America
In related news, Director Brendan J. Paddick bought 250,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 21st. The shares were bought at an average cost of $8.85 per share, for a total transaction of $2,212,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 886,108 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,842,055.80. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other news, Director Brendan J. Paddick bought 250,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 21st. The shares were bought at an average price of $8.85 per share, for a total transaction of $2,212,500.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 886,108 shares in the company, valued at $7,842,055.80. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Dustin Henderson sold 5,906 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.00, for a total transaction of $59,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 1,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,000. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 11.35% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
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About Liberty Latin America
Liberty Latin America Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides fixed, mobile, and subsea telecommunications services. The company operates through C&W Caribbean, C&W Panama, Liberty Networks, Liberty Puerto Rico, and Liberty Costa Rico segments. It offers communications and entertainment services, including video, broadband internet, fixed-line, telephony, and mobiles services to residential and business customers; and business products and services that include enterprise-grade connectivity, data center, hosting, and managed solutions, as well as information technology solutions for small and medium enterprises, international companies, and governmental agencies.
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