Liberty Energy Q1 EPS Forecast Reduced by Zacks Research

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Liberty Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $0.08 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.21. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.57 EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.16 by ($0.06). Liberty Energy had a return on equity of 14.28% and a net margin of 7.32%.

LBRT has been the subject of a number of other reports. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Liberty Energy in a report on Friday, December 13th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $24.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st. TD Cowen lowered their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Atb Cap Markets raised shares of Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $22.30.

Liberty Energy Price Performance

Liberty Energy stock opened at $17.86 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $19.61 and a 200-day moving average of $19.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.55 and a beta of 1.63. Liberty Energy has a 52-week low of $16.57 and a 52-week high of $24.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in Liberty Energy by 17.1% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 18,115,282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $345,821,000 after purchasing an additional 2,640,119 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Liberty Energy by 15.9% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 7,012,382 shares of the company’s stock valued at $133,866,000 after purchasing an additional 963,068 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Liberty Energy by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,662,830 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,193,000 after purchasing an additional 176,887 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in Liberty Energy by 10.8% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 5,178,089 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,992,000 after purchasing an additional 505,634 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in Liberty Energy by 83.5% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,828,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,043,000 after purchasing an additional 2,197,352 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Michael Stock sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.49, for a total value of $184,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 705,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,039,277.43. This represents a 1.40 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 16,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.23, for a total value of $291,680.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,562,813 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,720,080.99. This trade represents a 0.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 68,936 shares of company stock worth $1,341,184 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 3.60% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.79%. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.11%.

Liberty Energy Company Profile

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.