Zacks Research Predicts Reduced Earnings for Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Liberty Energy in a report released on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.08 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.21. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.57 EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last released its earnings results 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 net margin of 7.32% and a return on equity of 14.28%.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Liberty Energy in a research note on Friday, December 13th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 price target on the stock. Seaport Res Ptn raised Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 5th. Atb Cap Markets raised Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. TD Cowen cut their price objective on Liberty Energy from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $22.30.

Liberty Energy Stock Performance

Shares of LBRT stock opened at $17.86 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $19.61 and its 200-day moving average price is $19.31. Liberty Energy has a 12 month low of $16.57 and a 12 month high of $24.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.55 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 0.20.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be issued 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 dividend yield of 1.79%. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 17.11%.

Insider Activity at Liberty Energy

In related news, CFO Michael Stock sold 20,000 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.82, for a total transaction of $416,400.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 680,207 shares in the company, valued at $14,161,909.74. The trade was a 2.86 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 16,000 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.23, for a total value of $291,680.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 2,562,813 shares in the company, valued at $46,720,080.99. This represents a 0.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 68,936 shares of company stock valued at $1,341,184. Corporate insiders own 3.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Covestor Ltd boosted its holdings in Liberty Energy by 96.8% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,704 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 838 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its stake 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 purchasing an additional 1,401 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 257.8% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 2,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 1,583 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake 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 purchasing an additional 2,111 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Spire Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Liberty Energy in the fourth quarter worth $60,000. 98.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.