Liberty Energy (LBRT) Competitors $18.17 -0.10 (-0.55%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends LBRT vs. PR, OVV, AR, VNOM, SUN, HESM, CHRD, VIST, MGY, and VVVShould you be buying Liberty Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Liberty Energy include Permian Resources (PR), Ovintiv (OVV), Antero Resources (AR), Viper Energy (VNOM), Sunoco (SUN), Hess Midstream (HESM), Chord Energy (CHRD), Vista Energy (VIST), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), and Valvoline (VVV). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Liberty Energy vs. Permian Resources Ovintiv Antero Resources Viper Energy Sunoco Hess Midstream Chord Energy Vista Energy Magnolia Oil & Gas Valvoline Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) and Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is PR or LBRT more profitable? Permian Resources has a net margin of 21.20% compared to Liberty Energy's net margin of 8.02%. Liberty Energy's return on equity of 18.50% beat Permian Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Permian Resources21.20% 11.15% 6.93% Liberty Energy 8.02%18.50%11.17% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PR or LBRT? 91.8% of Permian Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Permian Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Liberty Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation and earnings, PR or LBRT? Liberty Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Permian Resources. Permian Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPermian Resources$4.83B2.26$476.31M$1.658.24Liberty Energy$4.45B0.67$556.32M$2.108.65 Does the media refer more to PR or LBRT? In the previous week, Permian Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Liberty Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Permian Resources and 9 mentions for Liberty Energy. Permian Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Liberty Energy's score of 0.63 indicating that Permian Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Permian Resources 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Liberty Energy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor PR or LBRT? Liberty Energy received 287 more outperform votes than Permian Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.27% of users gave Permian Resources an outperform vote while only 62.54% of users gave Liberty Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPermian ResourcesOutperform Votes6263.27% Underperform Votes3636.73% Liberty EnergyOutperform Votes34962.54% Underperform Votes20937.46% Do analysts recommend PR or LBRT? Permian Resources currently has a consensus target price of $18.87, indicating a potential upside of 38.73%. Liberty Energy has a consensus target price of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.83%. Given Permian Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Permian Resources is more favorable than Liberty Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Permian Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94Liberty Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Is PR or LBRT a better dividend stock? Permian Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Liberty Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Permian Resources pays out 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Liberty Energy pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more volatility and risk, PR or LBRT? Permian Resources has a beta of 4.35, meaning that its stock price is 335% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Energy has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPermian Resources beats Liberty Energy on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get Liberty Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LBRT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LBRT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLiberty EnergyOil & gas field services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.99B$3.76B$8.31B$19.18BDividend Yield1.77%2.20%11.69%3.60%P/E Ratio8.6525.2512.1541.24Price / Sales0.670.9867.8817.60Price / Cash3.257.5810.8521.28Price / Book1.641.443.365.32Net Income$556.32M$297.22M$955.68M$989.88M7 Day Performance-4.22%-5.33%-3.44%-3.54%1 Month Performance-0.98%-11.12%-5.58%-3.68%1 Year Performance-1.60%4.83%1.57%12.14% Liberty Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LBRTLiberty Energy3.619 of 5 stars$18.17-0.5%$22.50+23.8%-1.9%$2.99B$4.45B8.655,500High Trading VolumePRPermian Resources4.9026 of 5 stars$14.25-2.9%$18.93+32.9%+3.0%$11.45B$3.12B8.90461Analyst ForecastOVVOvintiv4.7313 of 5 stars$39.89-1.5%$56.59+41.9%-12.8%$10.38B$10.88B5.371,743Analyst ForecastARAntero Resources3.6387 of 5 stars$31.71-2.0%$34.33+8.3%+42.4%$9.87B$4.08B227.14590Analyst UpgradeOptions VolumeVNOMViper Energy3.5939 of 5 stars$51.24+0.1%$58.27+13.7%+50.5%$9.65B$835.80M21.97711Analyst ForecastPositive NewsSUNSunoco2.5631 of 5 stars$53.28-0.1%$62.75+17.8%-13.6%$8.12B$23.07B12.272,389HESMHess Midstream2.3302 of 5 stars$36.43-0.7%$38.67+6.1%+16.0%$7.94B$1.35B15.55200Positive NewsCHRDChord Energy4.8058 of 5 stars$116.31-2.5%$184.55+58.7%-33.1%$7.11B$3.90B6.01530Analyst ForecastInsider TradeVISTVista Energy4.3186 of 5 stars$57.91-0.1%$59.80+3.3%+72.1%$5.51B$1.17B11.24410MGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.2418 of 5 stars$24.73-2.4%$27.75+12.2%+6.6%$4.86B$1.23B12.26247Analyst ForecastPositive NewsVVVValvoline4.8996 of 5 stars$37.84-1.4%$46.25+22.2%-2.0%$4.86B$1.62B23.6811,500Analyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Permian Resources Competitors Ovintiv Competitors Antero Resources Competitors Viper Energy Competitors Sunoco Competitors Hess Midstream Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Vista Energy Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors Valvoline Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:LBRT) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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