Liberty Energy Q1 EPS Estimate Reduced by Seaport Res Ptn

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of 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 per share of ($0.02) for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.30. Seaport Res Ptn currently 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.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on LBRT. Evercore ISI upgraded Liberty Energy to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Citigroup raised their target price on Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Liberty Energy in a research report on Friday, December 13th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $19.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Five equities 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 company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $22.30.

Liberty Energy Trading Down 3.2 %

Liberty Energy stock traded down $0.59 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $17.71. 3,749,823 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,204,262. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $19.67. Liberty Energy has a 12-month low of $16.57 and a 12-month high of $24.75. The firm has a market cap of $2.89 billion, a PE ratio of 9.47 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 company also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.81%. Liberty Energy's payout ratio is 17.11%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 2,936 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.16, for a total value of $56,253.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,543,877 shares in the company, valued at approximately $48,740,683.32. This represents a 0.12 % 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 on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.94, for a total value of $179,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 717,292 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,868,218.48. The trade was a 1.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 70,973 shares of company stock worth $1,378,155. 3.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LBRT. Covestor Ltd increased its stake in Liberty Energy by 96.8% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,704 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 838 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP boosted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 237.5% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,991 shares of the company's stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 1,401 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 604.9% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,460 shares of the company's stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 2,111 shares during the period. Spire Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Liberty Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $60,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 82.1% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,174 shares of the company's stock worth $61,000 after buying an additional 1,431 shares during the period. 98.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.