Zacks Research Predicts Lower Earnings for Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Liberty Energy in a report issued on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $0.06 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.08. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.21 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS.

LBRT has been the topic of several other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Liberty Energy from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday, January 5th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Liberty Energy from $24.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Atb Cap Markets raised shares of Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, TD Cowen lowered their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Liberty Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $22.30.

Liberty Energy Stock Performance

LBRT stock opened at $14.10 on Thursday. Liberty Energy has a 1-year low of $13.85 and a 1-year high of $24.75. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $18.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.90. The firm has a market cap of $2.28 billion, a PE ratio of 7.54 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

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

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.27%. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.11%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Michael Stock sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.51, for a total transaction of $97,550.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 700,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,661,038.57. The trade was a 0.71 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 40,000 shares of company stock valued at $808,350. 3.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LBRT. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 45.1% during the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 495,578 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,461,000 after buying an additional 154,070 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 61.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,146,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,061,000 after acquiring an additional 1,193,918 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 4.5% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 872,215 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,651,000 after purchasing an additional 37,927 shares during the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 168.2% in the third quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 62,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,202,000 after purchasing an additional 39,497 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Impala Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 89.2% during the third quarter. Impala Asset Management LLC now owns 350,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,682,000 after purchasing an additional 165,000 shares during the period. 98.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.