Q1 EPS Estimates for Liberty Energy Cut by Zacks Research

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Liberty Energy in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.03 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on LBRT. Atb Cap Markets upgraded shares of Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Liberty Energy in a report on Friday, December 13th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 target price for the company. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Liberty Energy from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Liberty Energy from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded Liberty Energy from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $20.00 to $25.00 in a report on Thursday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $21.90.

Liberty Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:LBRT opened at $15.78 on Thursday. 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 has a 1-year low of $13.86 and a 1-year high of $24.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.44 and a beta of 1.58. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $17.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $18.49.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share 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%.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Quarry LP grew its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 237.5% during 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 in the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 257.8% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 2,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 1,583 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 604.9% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 2,111 shares in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Liberty Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $60,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 176.3% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 2,184 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, 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 directly owns 717,292 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,868,218.48. This represents a 1.37 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In the last three months, insiders sold 40,000 shares of company stock valued at $808,350. 1.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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 given a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.03%. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.11%.

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.