Analysts Set Expectations for Liberty Energy Q4 Earnings

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Liberty Energy in a research report issued on Sunday, January 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst T. Curran now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.47 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.46. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.72 per share.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 16th. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by ($0.10). The business had revenue of $1.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.14 billion. Liberty Energy had a return on equity of 18.50% and a net margin of 8.02%. Liberty Energy’s quarterly revenue was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.85 earnings per share.

LBRT has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $25.00 to $24.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on Liberty Energy in a report on Friday, December 13th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 target price on the stock. Barclays lowered their target price on Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Citigroup upped their price target on Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on Liberty Energy from $25.00 to $23.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $22.20.

Liberty Energy Stock Performance

NYSE:LBRT opened at $21.34 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. Liberty Energy has a twelve month low of $16.57 and a twelve month high of $24.75. The stock has a market cap of $3.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.16 and a beta of 1.66. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $18.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $19.65.

Liberty Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 6th were given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 6th. This is a positive change from Liberty Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. Liberty Energy’s payout ratio is currently 15.24%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Michael Stock sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.21, for a total transaction of $86,050.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 725,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,480,812.47. This trade represents a 0.68 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 2,936 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.16, for a total value of $56,253.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,543,877 shares in the company, valued at $48,740,683.32. This trade represents a 0.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 77,973 shares of company stock worth $1,471,335 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 3.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Covestor Ltd grew its position in Liberty Energy by 96.8% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,704 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 838 shares during the period. Quarry LP boosted its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 237.5% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,991 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 1,401 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 82.1% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,174 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after acquiring an additional 1,431 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE increased its position in Liberty Energy by 93.2% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,000 after acquiring an additional 2,016 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV lifted its holdings in Liberty Energy by 24.8% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 4,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,000 after acquiring an additional 974 shares during the period. 98.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc provides hydraulic services and related technologies to onshore oil and natural gas exploration, and production companies in North America. The company offers hydraulic fracturing services, including complementary services, such as wireline services, proppant delivery solutions, field gas processing and treating, compressed natural gas (CNG) delivery, data analytics, related goods comprising sand mine operations, and technologies; and well site fueling and logistics.