Liberty Energy Q1 EPS Estimate Lowered by Atb Cap Markets

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Atb Cap Markets lowered their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Liberty Energy in a report issued on Tuesday, July 1st. Atb Cap Markets analyst W. Syed now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.01) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.03. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.03 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.46 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $16.00 to $13.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $25.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded shares of Liberty Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and cut their price target for the company from $24.00 to $19.00 in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $23.00 to $22.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Liberty Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $17.23.

Liberty Energy Stock Performance

Liberty Energy stock opened at $12.24 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $1.98 billion, a PE ratio of 8.10 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Liberty Energy has a 1 year low of $9.50 and a 1 year high of $24.43. The company’s 50-day moving average is $12.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $15.21.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.01. Liberty Energy had a net margin of 6.03% and a return on equity of 10.30%. The firm had revenue of $977.46 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $960.64 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.48 EPS.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Investors of record on Friday, June 6th were paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 6th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.62%. Liberty Energy’s payout ratio is 21.19%.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Energy

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of LBRT. 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. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S bought a new position in shares of Liberty Energy during the 1st quarter worth approximately $50,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 176.3% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 2,184 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 45.3% during the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,465 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,000 after acquiring an additional 1,392 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lee Danner & Bass Inc. bought a new position in shares of Liberty Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $99,000. 98.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.