Brokers Issue Forecasts for Liberty Energy Q1 Earnings

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Liberty Energy in a research report issued on Sunday, February 2nd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst T. Curran now forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.02) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.30. 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 2025 earnings at $0.11 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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%.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Citigroup upped their price objective on 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 Liberty Energy in a report on Friday, December 13th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 target price on the stock. Atb Cap Markets raised shares of Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Liberty Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $22.30.

Liberty Energy Price Performance

NYSE LBRT opened at $17.71 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $19.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $19.67. The stock has a market cap of $2.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.47 and a beta of 1.63. Liberty Energy has a 52 week low of $16.57 and a 52 week high of $24.75.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. Liberty Energy’s payout ratio is 17.11%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Liberty Energy

In related news, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 16,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.23, for a total transaction of $291,680.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,562,813 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,720,080.99. This trade represents a 0.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.49, for a total transaction of $184,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 705,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,039,277.43. This represents a 1.40 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 68,936 shares of company stock valued at $1,341,184 in the last three months. 3.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 154,070 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in 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 buying an additional 1,193,918 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Liberty Energy by 4.5% during the third 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 in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC lifted 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 worth $1,202,000 after buying an additional 39,497 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Impala Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 89.2% in the third quarter. Impala Asset Management LLC now owns 350,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,682,000 after buying an additional 165,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

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.