SG Americas Securities LLC Boosts Holdings in Liberty Latin America Ltd. (NASDAQ:LILA)

SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Liberty Latin America Ltd. (NASDAQ:LILA) by 23.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 20,001 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,823 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Liberty Latin America were worth $146,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Diversified Trust Co raised its stake in shares of Liberty Latin America by 9.5% during the fourth quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 21,538 shares of the company’s stock worth $157,000 after acquiring an additional 1,867 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Liberty Latin America by 2.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,405,948 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,473,000 after acquiring an additional 32,603 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in shares of Liberty Latin America by 38.9% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 20,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $170,000 after acquiring an additional 5,831 shares in the last quarter. Tudor Investment Corp Et Al purchased a new position in shares of Liberty Latin America during the third quarter worth approximately $92,000. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new position in shares of Liberty Latin America in the third quarter worth $529,000. 18.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Liberty Latin America

In related news, Director Paul A. Gould purchased 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 20th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $6.47 per share, for a total transaction of $1,294,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 445,916 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,885,076.52. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In other news, CAO Brian D. Zook sold 27,711 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.76, for a total transaction of $187,326.36. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 34,798 shares in the company, valued at approximately $235,234.48. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Paul A. Gould bought 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 20th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $6.47 per share, for a total transaction of $1,294,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 445,916 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,885,076.52. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have purchased a total of 1,220,056 shares of company stock worth $8,247,512 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 11.35% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Latin America Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ LILA opened at $7.26 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.29. Liberty Latin America Ltd. has a 52 week low of $5.90 and a 52 week high of $9.85. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $6.70 and its 200 day moving average is $6.96. The company has a market cap of $1.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.92 and a beta of 1.18.

Liberty Latin America (NASDAQ:LILA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 22nd. The company reported ($0.49) earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $1.16 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.17 billion. Liberty Latin America had a negative net margin of 1.21% and a negative return on equity of 2.26%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Liberty Latin America Ltd. will post -0.64 earnings per share for the current year.

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.