Q1 EPS Estimates for Liberty Energy Cut by Zacks Research

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Liberty Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.06 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.08. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy's current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Liberty Energy's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.21 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT - Get Free Report) last announced 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%.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Liberty Energy in a research note on Friday, December 13th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $19.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Liberty Energy from $24.00 to $22.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Atb Cap Markets raised Liberty Energy from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Five investment 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's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $22.30.

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Liberty Energy Trading Up 3.0 %

NYSE LBRT traded up $0.42 on Thursday, hitting $14.55. 2,984,460 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,346,885. 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 52-week low of $13.85 and a 52-week high of $24.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.78 and a beta of 1.58. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $18.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $18.87.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. Liberty Energy's payout ratio is 17.11%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Michael Stock sold 5,000 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.51, for a total transaction of $97,550.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 700,207 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,661,038.57. This trade represents a 0.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 40,000 shares of company stock worth $808,350. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LBRT. US Bancorp DE lifted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 93.2% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,180 shares of the company's stock valued at $80,000 after buying an additional 2,016 shares during the last quarter. Amalgamated Bank raised its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 48,494 shares of the company's stock worth $926,000 after acquiring an additional 1,711 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 37,927 shares during the last quarter. Covestor Ltd boosted its stake in Liberty Energy by 96.8% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,704 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 838 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D grew its holdings in Liberty Energy by 20.0% in the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 94,953 shares of the company's stock worth $1,813,000 after purchasing an additional 15,810 shares during the last quarter. 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.