Liberty Broadband (LBRD.K) has been removed from multiple Russell Growth Benchmarks, an index reshuffle that can influence how index funds and active managers treat the stock in their portfolios.

Liberty Broadband's recent removal from several Russell Growth Benchmarks comes after a sharp loss of momentum, with the share price down over the past week and quarter, and a 1-year total shareholder return that has also declined heavily.

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After such a heavy slide and removal from multiple Russell Growth indices, the question around Liberty Broadband now is simple: is most of the repricing already done, or does the current valuation still leave meaningful upside on the table?

Most Popular Narrative: 59.4% Undervalued

Against the most followed narrative fair value of $77, Liberty Broadband's last close at $31.28 reflects a wide gap that the narrative tries to explain using detailed earnings and multiple assumptions.

The pending acquisition of Liberty Broadband by Charter, with a fixed exchange ratio and expected closing in 2027, is likely to unlock structural simplification and value realization, improving earnings visibility and potentially driving NAV accretion as market complexity is reduced.

Want to see what sits behind that confidence in simplification and value? The narrative leans on specific growth, margin and future P/E assumptions that materially shape the $77 fair value, and they are far more detailed than a simple target price line.

Result: Fair Value of $77 (UNDERVALUED)

However, for Liberty Broadband, that fair value gap comes with real tension, including heavy reliance on Charter and execution risk around the planned GCI spin off and acquisition.

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