Q1 EPS Estimates for Liberty Energy Cut by Zacks Research

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Liberty Energy in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.03 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.06. 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 $0.20 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.13 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.98 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%.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on LBRT. 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 target price on the stock. 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 report on Friday, January 31st. Morgan Stanley upgraded Liberty Energy from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price target for the company from $20.00 to $25.00 in a report on Thursday. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Liberty Energy from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, January 5th. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $21.90.

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Liberty Energy Price Performance

NYSE:LBRT traded up $0.04 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $15.84. The stock had a trading volume of 332,884 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,634,232. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.56 billion, a PE ratio of 8.47 and a beta of 1.58. Liberty Energy has a 52 week low of $13.86 and a 52 week high of $24.75. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $17.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $18.48. 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 Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th were paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. Liberty Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.11%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Liberty Energy

In related news, CFO Michael Stock sold 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.82, for a total transaction of $416,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 680,207 shares of the company's stock, valued at $14,161,909.74. This represents a 2.86 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 35,000 shares of company stock valued at $710,800. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Palogic Value Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Liberty Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,492,000. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC acquired a new position in shares of Liberty Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $728,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new stake in shares of Liberty Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $3,365,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its position in Liberty Energy by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 338,798 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,739,000 after buying an additional 17,440 shares during the last quarter. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new position in Liberty Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $312,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.22% of the company's stock.

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.