Atb Cap Markets Predicts Lower Earnings for Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Atb Cap Markets cut their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Liberty Energy in a research note issued on Friday, January 31st. Atb Cap Markets analyst W. Syed now forecasts that the company will earn $0.34 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.42. Atb Cap Markets has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy's current full-year earnings is $0.90 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Liberty Energy's Q3 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.04 EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.10 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%.

LBRT has been the topic of a number of other reports. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Liberty Energy from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Sunday, January 5th. TD Cowen cut their price target on Liberty Energy from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Liberty Energy in a research report on Friday, December 13th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $19.00 price target for the company. Evercore ISI raised shares of Liberty Energy to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $22.30.

Liberty Energy Stock Performance

Shares of LBRT traded down $0.09 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $17.65. 575,829 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,080,165. Liberty Energy has a 1 year low of $16.57 and a 1 year high of $24.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.27. The stock 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 9.42 and a beta of 1.63.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. Liberty Energy's payout ratio is 17.11%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Michael Stock sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.51, for a total value of $97,550.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 700,207 shares in the company, valued at $13,661,038.57. This represents a 0.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 16,000 shares of the company'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 value of $291,680.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 2,562,813 shares of the company's stock, valued at $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. In the last three months, insiders have sold 68,936 shares of company stock valued at $1,341,184. Company insiders own 3.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LBRT. Bailard Inc. increased its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 12.9% during the fourth quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 35,836 shares of the company's stock worth $713,000 after acquiring an additional 4,100 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in Liberty Energy by 176.3% in the 4th 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 period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Liberty Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $203,000. Ieq Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Liberty Energy in the fourth quarter worth $411,000. Finally, New York State Common Retirement Fund increased its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 369.9% during the fourth quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 234,904 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,672,000 after purchasing an additional 184,918 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.