Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Liberty Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.03 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.06. 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 $0.20 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.13 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.98 EPS.

LBRT has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Liberty Energy from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $20.00 to $25.00 in a research report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Liberty Energy in a report on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 price objective for the company. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $24.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 31st. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded Liberty Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $24.00 to $19.00 in a research report on Monday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Liberty Energy from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Liberty Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $21.90.

Liberty Energy Trading Up 5.1 %

Shares of LBRT opened at $16.21 on Thursday. Liberty Energy has a fifty-two week low of $13.86 and a fifty-two week high of $24.75. The business has a 50-day moving average of $17.42 and a 200 day moving average of $18.51. The firm has a market cap of $2.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.67 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.27.

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

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.97%. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 17.11%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Liberty Energy

In other news, CFO Michael Stock sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.82, for a total value of $416,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 680,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,161,909.74. This represents a 2.86 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders have sold a total of 40,000 shares of company stock valued at $808,350 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Quarry LP raised its position in Liberty Energy by 237.5% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,991 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,401 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 604.9% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 2,111 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its position in Liberty Energy by 257.8% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 2,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 1,583 shares during the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Liberty Energy in the fourth quarter worth approximately $60,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in Liberty Energy by 176.3% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,000 after acquiring an additional 2,184 shares during the last quarter. 98.22% of the stock is currently 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.