GCI Liberty (Series A) (GLIBA)
Communication Services · Regional wireless and wireline telecommunications · NASDAQ
GCI Liberty is a recently separated Alaska-focused telecom operator providing wireless, data, voice, and managed services to residential, business, and institutional customers.
What GCI Liberty (Series A) does
GCI Liberty, recently spun off from Liberty Broadband, operates the GCI Business, which provides a full range of data, wireless, voice, and managed services primarily to residential customers, businesses, governmental entities, and educational and medical institutions in Alaska. The company was separated from Liberty Broadband in July 2025 and completed a rights offering in December 2025, raising approximately $300 million to support working capital, capital expenditures, debt repayment, and potential strategic acquisitions.
Themes: Alaska regional telecom, Wireless and fixed-line convergence, Business managed services
Fundamentals
- Price$25.99 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.1B as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return-31.2% 2025-08-21 close $37.80 → 2026-08-21 close $25.99
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-32.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+48.0% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-20.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.73 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-32.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Beta-0.63 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How GLIBA compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 25% 132 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginbottom 10% 132 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 132 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitybottom 25% 132 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 114 covered Communication Services peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Communication Services companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which GLIBA reported a dividend payment is FY2024, while its reported financial statements run through FY2025. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2024 ratio would not describe GLIBA today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2024) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2025), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
How GCI Liberty (Series A) looks technically
GCI Liberty (Series A) (GLIBA) is trading 19.6% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 62 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 24 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 59, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 6 trading days ago. It is 37.9% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 19.6% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -19.6% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $23.17 | $23.17 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $32.31 | $32.31 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 32 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 32 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed five-part downward sequence — the pattern Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — which on that reading would now be due a pullback rather than more of the same; the labelling fails if price closes below 21.3. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible five-wave downward sequence, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 62 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 62 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 24 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 24.0 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 59, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 59.0 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($23.64 to $27.79) — its "stochastic" reading is 57 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 56.6 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 44 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $41.87 | $41.87 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 37.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -37.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 32.5% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +32.5% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 37.9% below its highest point of the past year | 37.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 6 trading days ago | 6 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 46 trading days ago | 46 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $41.87 (set on 2026-02-11) | $41.87 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($20.38 to $40.23), and it has recovered roughly a quarter of its fall from last year’s high — 28% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $32.65 to $33.28. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 28.3% |
| From the all-time high | it is 37.9% below its all-time high | -37.9% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 17.8% above a support level at $21.38 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-07-10, most recently on 2026-07-20. Since 2025-07-15 it has 1 such level below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -17.8% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $19.61 (set on 2026-06-18) | $19.61 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 32.5% above its all-time low | +32.5% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 70th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.03 between its high and its low — about 4.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.03 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $22.61 and $27.49 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $22.61 – $25.05 – $27.49 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.0% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 6.1 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (19.6% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 6.1 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.83× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a hammer | 1 session ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 1 session ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 7 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | -0.1% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.1% above the previous close 18 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 22.92 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.1% |
| Gap filled | a 2.3% gap up opened on 2026-08-18 has been "filled" 1 session ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 2 sessions to close | 1 session ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 3 sessions in a row, a -2% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 3 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 14.1 percentage points (the stock gained 16.4% while the market gained 2.3%) | +14.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 2.5 percentage points (the stock gained 0.6% while the market gained 3.1%) | -2.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 46.5 percentage points (the stock lost 35.4% while the market gained 11.1%) | -46.5% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 51.7 percentage points (the stock lost 31.2% while the market gained 20.5%) | -51.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is thick, spanning 25.6% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 8% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $28.36 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 150 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -8.4% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is sitting right on the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-06 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is roughly break-even. That average is $25.91 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 12 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +0.3% |
Price levels it has turned at before
GLIBA last closed at $25.99 on 2026-08-21. Since 2025-07-15 it has turned at 1 price below its last close and 5 above; the nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $21.38 | Support | 17.8% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-10 to 2026-07-20 |
| $35.02 | Resistance | 34.7% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-09-17 to 2026-03-20 |
| $35.61 | Resistance | 37.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-10-27 to 2026-04-02 |
| $36.52 | Resistance | 40.5% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-08-07 to 2026-01-28 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $21.30.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · lagging the market · Stretched far below its 200-day average (6+ daily ranges) · Trading inside the Ichimoku cloud · Completed Elliott five-wave sequences | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 1 analyst
- Mean price target$54.00 range $54.00 – $54.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-21. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for GLIBA
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.86 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-21
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Significant leverage and debt obligations following separation, with ability to service debt dependent on cash generation from operations in a competitive Alaska market","Regulatory changes and compliance risks from FCC regulations, USF programs, and changing telecommunications policy","Competitive pressure and market share loss in Alaska, combined with customer demand sensitivity and economic conditions affecting input costs and labor"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of GLIBA's 10-Q filed 2026-05-07 against the prior one filed 2025-11-05.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added "including the use of artificial intelligence," to the technology risk factor (filed 2026-05-07)
- Added "Liberty Live Holdings, Inc." as an entity with overlapping officers (filed 2026-05-07)
- Removed reference to prospectus filed on July 2, 2025 and Form S-1 filing details; changed to reference "Part I" instead of "Part II, Item 1A" for additional risk factors (filed 2026-05-07)
- Removed:
- Removed "new service and product offerings;" from the forward-looking statements scope (filed 2026-05-07)
- Removed "including the Rural Health Care ('RHC') Program" from USF programs reference (filed 2026-05-07)
- Removed bullet point: "the impact of a prolonged federal government shutdown on the timeliness of government grant approvals and funding" (filed 2026-05-07)
- Removed "the ability to stay abreast of new technology" as standalone bullet; replaced with expanded version including artificial intelligence (filed 2026-05-07)
- Removed "our overlapping directors and management with Liberty Broadband Corporation ('Liberty Broadband') and Liberty Media Corporation ('Liberty Media')" phrasing (filed 2026-05-07)
- Removed extensive text describing the Separation details, Preferred Stock Sale, Distribution, and related agreements (filed 2026-05-07)
- Reworded:
- Changed "our overlapping directors and management" to "our overlapping directors and officers with Liberty Broadband Corporation ('Liberty Broadband'), and Liberty Media Corporation ('Liberty Media'), and our overlapping officers with Liberty Live Holdings, Inc." (filed 2026-05-07)
- Expanded technology risk factor from "our ability to stay abreast of new technology;" to "our ability to stay abreast of new technology, including the use of artificial intelligence, and the resulting risks and challenges associated with the use of new technology;" (filed 2026-05-07)
- Changed reference from "Part II, Item 1A in this Quarterly Report" to "Part I" regarding additional risk factors (filed 2026-05-07)
- Notes:
- The older filing excerpt includes substantial narrative text about the Separation, Preferred Stock Sale, and agreements that does not appear in the newer filing excerpt; this may reflect truncation of the newer filing rather than actual removal
- Comparison is limited to the visible MD&A forward-looking statements section and does not assess changes in full document length or structure
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
4 open-market purchases and 0 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days4 buys ($1M) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
- Last 180 days5 buys ($1M) · 0 sells — 2 buying insiders
Activity heuristic: net buying (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-03. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about GLIBA's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
3 institutional 13F filers reported holding GLIBA as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 3
- Reported shares held 305,344
- Reported value $11,251,913
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 1 increased, 2 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
GLIBA had 377,476 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for GLIBA because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 377,476
- Prior settlement (shares) 449,719
- Reported change -16.06%
- Days to cover (reported) 6.09
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- AT&T (T)
- Verizon (VZ)
- Alaska Communications (ALSK)
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Frequently asked questions
What does GCI Liberty (Series A) (GLIBA) do?
GCI Liberty, recently spun off from Liberty Broadband, operates the GCI Business, which provides a full range of data, wireless, voice, and managed services primarily to residential customers, businesses, governmental entities, and educational and medical institutions in Alaska. The company was separated from Liberty Broadband in July 2025 and completed a rights offering in December 2025, raising approximately $300 million to support working capital, capital expenditures, debt repayment, and…
What sector is GCI Liberty (Series A) (GLIBA) in?
GCI Liberty (Series A) (GLIBA) is classified in the Communication Services sector. Its industry is Regional wireless and wireline telecommunications. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are GCI Liberty (Series A)'s (GLIBA) competitors?
Notable peers of GCI Liberty (Series A) (GLIBA) include AT&T, Verizon and Alaska Communications. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is GCI Liberty (Series A) (GLIBA) overbought or oversold right now?
GCI Liberty (Series A) (GLIBA) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 59, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on GLIBA come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.