Liberty Broadband Corporation (LBRDK)Communication Services | Telecom Services | Englewood, United States | NasdaqGS
36.02 USD
+36.02
(0.000%)
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(Aug. 19, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:51 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fundamentally broken. The company is generating massive negative operating cash flow (-$367 million) and negative free cash flow, while the balance sheet is crumbling with a current ratio of just 0.088 and debt-to-equity of 37.94. Despite trading at a low forward P/E, the trailing EPS is deeply negative, rendering traditional valuation metrics useless. The price history confirms a brutal reality: despite a recent year-over-year gain, the asset has lost nearly half its value over the last decade, with four consecutive years of decline prior to the latest recovery. This is not a value trap; it is a deteriorating business where the market has correctly priced out the risk of insolvency or continued cash burn. The lack of any dividend history further underscores the inability to generate shareholder returns. While the short-term chart shows some recent volatility and options flow suggests a battle between buyers and sellers, the underlying fundamentals offer no safety margin. The statistical forecast model is too noisy to provide guidance, but the fundamental data is screaming 'avoid'. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.057829 |
| AutoETS | 0.062486 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.062492 |
| AutoTheta | 0.254545 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 3.93 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.336 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.06 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 37.94 |
| Market Cap | 5,168,788,480 |
| Forward P/E | 5.41 |
| Beta | 0.63 |
| Website | https://www.libertybroadband.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:51 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 25.0 and 55.0), suggesting a fear of significant downside volatility or a crash scenario. Conversely, call activity is concentrated near the money (35.0 strike) with notable volume exceeding open interest, indicating some traders are betting on a bounce or consolidation around current levels rather than a strong breakout.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.40814984 |
| Address1 | 12,300 Liberty Boulevard |
| All Time High | 194.05 |
| All Time Low | 26.25 |
| Ask | 37.48 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.0 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,488,817 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,206,481 |
| Average Volume | 2,206,481 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,488,817 |
| Beta | 0.627 |
| Bid | 34.41 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 26.119 |
| City | Englewood |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 36.02 |
| Current Ratio | 0.088 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,785,456,000 |
| Day High | 37.59 |
| Day Low | 35.01 |
| Debt To Equity | 37.94 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,029,300 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,029,300 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise Value | 6,547,788,288 |
| Eps Forward | 6.66 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -33.87 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 32.7574 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 3.2626 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.09959887 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -40.814983 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 65.725 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -29.704998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.4519589 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 26.25 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 9.77 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.3721905 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 26.25 - 65.725 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,415,111,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 130,673,338 |
| Forward Eps | 6.66 |
| Forward P E | 5.4084086 |
| Free Cashflow | -34,625,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Fullday Change | 36.02 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Fullday Price | 36.02 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.073 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.92163 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 143,497,730 |
| Industry | Telecom Services |
| Industry Disp | Telecom Services |
| Industry Key | telecom-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Liberty Broadband Corporation engages in a range of communications businesses in the United States. The company offers subscription-based internet, mobile, and video and voice services; and residential and business services, including Spectrum Internet, mobile, TV, and voice products; Spectrum Business that offers Internet, mobile, video and voice services to small businesses, as well as tailored connectivity, communications and managed service solutions for mid-market and large businesses; and Spectrum Reach that provides local, regional and national businesses to advertise in individual and multiple service areas on cable television networks, and various streaming services and advertising platforms. It also provides Spectrum Security Shield that enables and protects devices at home using network-based security; internet access, data networking, fiber connectivity to cellular towers and office buildings, video entertainment, and business telephone services; and operates regional sports and news channels. Liberty Broadband Corporation was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Englewood, Colorado. As of August 20, 2026, Liberty Broadband Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Charter Communications, Inc. |
| Long Name | Liberty Broadband Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 5,168,788,480 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_263559030 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -4,842,999,808 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 5,154,301,286 |
| Open | 35.01 |
| Operating Cashflow | -367,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 720 875 5700 |
| Previous Close | 0.0 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.3790728 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.049 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 36.02 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Day High | 37.59 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 35.01 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 35.01 - 37.59 |
| Regular Market Open | 35.01 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Price | 36.02 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,169,601 |
| Regular Market Volume | 0 |
| Return On Assets | -0.00123 |
| Return On Equity | -0.68394 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 124,856,052 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0304 |
| Shares Short | 4,367,337 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,782,777,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,143,100 |
| Short Name | Liberty Broadband Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.035 |
| Short Ratio | 2.62 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | LBRDK |
| Total Cash | 43,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.3 |
| Total Debt | 1,422,000,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | NaN |
| Trailing Eps | -33.87 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 42.9039 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -6.8838997 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.16044928 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 0 |
| Website | https://www.libertybroadband.com |
| Zip | 80,112 |