Liberty Energy Q1 EPS Forecast Decreased by Atb Cap Markets

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT - Free Report) - Research analysts at Atb Cap Markets dropped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Liberty Energy in a report issued on Sunday, April 20th. Atb Cap Markets analyst W. Syed now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.03 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.06. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy's current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Liberty Energy's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $14.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $23.00 to $22.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Liberty Energy from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Sunday, January 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Liberty Energy from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $20.00 to $25.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $18.05.

Liberty Energy Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of Liberty Energy stock traded up $0.12 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $12.17. 2,937,767 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,747,107. The firm has a market cap of $1.97 billion, a PE ratio of 6.51 and a beta of 1.18. 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 has a 1 year low of $9.50 and a 1 year high of $24.75. The stock's fifty day moving average is $14.37 and its 200 day moving average is $17.41.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $977.46 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $960.64 million. Liberty Energy had a net margin of 7.32% and a return on equity of 14.28%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.48 earnings per share.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 6th. Liberty Energy's payout ratio is currently 21.19%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Liberty Energy

In other news, CFO Michael Stock sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.94, for a total transaction of $179,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 717,292 shares in the company, valued at $12,868,218.48. This represents a 1.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in Liberty Energy by 197.9% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 286,661 shares of the company's stock worth $5,471,000 after purchasing an additional 190,445 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its position in Liberty Energy by 11.3% during the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 31,077 shares of the company's stock worth $590,000 after buying an additional 3,160 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in shares of Liberty Energy during the third quarter valued at approximately $403,000. Tidal Investments LLC grew its holdings in Liberty Energy by 14.6% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 14,299 shares of the company's stock valued at $273,000 after buying an additional 1,817 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,631,360 shares of the company's stock worth $53,706,000 after buying an additional 61,909 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.