10 Green Days In A Row: Liberty Global Stock Is Up 39%
Shares of Liberty Global (LBTYA) have closed higher in each of the last 10 sessions, a cumulative gain of 39.3%. That added about $1.0 billion to the company’s market value, which now stands at about $3.6 billion. The stock closed at $10.64 on Wednesday, November 11, 18.3% below its 52-week high of $13.03 and 41.9% above its low of $7.50.
How The Streak Stacks Up Against The S&P 500
Returns for LBTYA and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Wednesday, November 11 and including dividends:
| Return Period | LBTYA | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | 3.7% | 1.3% |
| 10 Days (Current Streak) | 39.3% | -1.6% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | 24.4% | -2.3% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| Year To Date | -4.5% | 12.4% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | -2.6% | 12.8% |
Is This Move About Liberty Global Or The Market?
Over the same 10 trading days, the S&P 500 returned -1.6% including dividends, so the run is mostly Liberty Global’s own story rather than the market’s. Over the past three months the stock is up 1.4%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 53 sessions of that window it was down 27.2%.
Is The Business Keeping Up With The Stock?
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 17.4% over the last twelve months, against a median of 9.1% for S&P 500 Communication Services stocks; and its operating margin is 1.0%, versus a median of 21.1%. Liberty Global does not have positive trailing earnings, so there is no meaningful price-to-earnings multiple to compare. The read is mixed: revenue growth above the median on one side, margins below the median on the other.
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Streaks End. Discipline Compounds
A run like this is genuinely useful information: something about this business has the market’s full attention. But streaks are where discipline gets tested, because the urge to chase strength is strongest right before it pauses.
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