Analysts Set Expectations for Liberty Energy Q1 Earnings

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Liberty Energy in a research note issued to investors on Sunday, February 2nd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst T. Curran expects that the company will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.90 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS.

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

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $24.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research 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 on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Evercore ISI raised shares of Liberty Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Liberty Energy in a report on Friday, December 13th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 target price on the stock. Five research 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Liberty Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $22.30.

Liberty Energy Stock Up 1.5 %

Liberty Energy stock opened at $18.30 on Tuesday. Liberty Energy has a fifty-two week low of $16.57 and a fifty-two week high of $24.75. The stock has a market cap of $2.99 billion, a PE ratio of 9.78 and a beta of 1.63. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $19.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is $19.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.27.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.75%. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.11%.

Insider Activity

In other Liberty Energy news, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 16,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.23, for a total value of $291,680.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 2,562,813 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,720,080.99. This represents a 0.62 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.49, for a total value of $184,900.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 705,207 shares in the company, valued at $13,039,277.43. This trade represents a 1.40 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 60,973 shares of company stock worth $1,198,755 over the last 90 days. 3.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Energy

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

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.