Days-to-cover ratio for LILA surges to 1.5 due to rise in short interest

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Liberty Latin America Ltd shares valued at $90,294 were purchased by NOYES CHRISTOPHER J on May 12 ’25. At $4.51 per share, NOYES CHRISTOPHER J acquired 20,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 40,000 shares worth approximately $0.26 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, NOYES CHRISTOPHER J purchased 8,000 shares, netting a total of over 36,238 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $4.53 each, the insider now holds 231,621 shares.

Before that, Nair Balan had added 22,779 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $99,995, the President and CEO bought Liberty Latin America Ltd shares for $4.39 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 22,779 shares, worth approximately $10.71 million.

As published in a research note from Barclays on February 25, 2025, Liberty Latin America Ltd [LILA] has been rated down from an Equal weight to an Underweight and the price target has been revised to $6.50 from $8. Analysts at Scotiabank upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sector underperform”‘ to ‘”a Sector perform”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of May 31, 2023, Goldman has initiated its “Buy” rating for LILA. Earlier on June 03, 2022, Scotiabank downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Sector underperform” for LILA stock which previously was a “a Sector perform”.

Analyzing LILA Stock Performance

On last trading session, Liberty Latin America Ltd [NASDAQ: LILA] rose 1.88% to $6.49. The stock’s lowest price that day was $6.36, but it reached a high of $6.525 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 10.37%. Over the course of the year, Liberty Latin America Ltd shares have dropped approximately -32.61%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $7.64 on 02/14/25 and a 52-week low of $4.25 on 05/08/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Liberty Latin America Ltd (LILA)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 6.39, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 6.29. In the upper region, resistance lies at 6.56. The next price resistance is at 6.62. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 74.59 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Liberty Latin America Ltd subject to short interest?

Stocks of Liberty Latin America Ltd saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 55968.0 shares to 0.79 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 0.73 million shares. A jump of 7.08% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.5 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.5.

Which companies own the most shares of Liberty Latin America Ltd (LILA)?

In terms of Liberty Latin America Ltd share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 8 in the next 12 months, up nearly 25.59% from the previous closing price of $6.37. Analysts anticipate Liberty Latin America Ltd stock to reach 8 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 8. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Liberty Latin America Ltd stock as Hold at the end of 2025.

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