Liberty Energy Q3 EPS Forecast Decreased by Zacks Research

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Liberty Energy in a research report issued on Thursday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn $0.03 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.08. 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 FY2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.06 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.06 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on LBRT. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $10.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 21st. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $16.00 to $13.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 5th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $16.00 to $13.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Liberty Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $15.05.

Liberty Energy Stock Performance

LBRT opened at $10.97 on Friday. Liberty Energy has a 52-week low of $9.50 and a 52-week high of $23.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The company has a market cap of $1.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.44 and a beta of 0.67. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $12.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $13.39.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.14 by ($0.02). Liberty Energy had a net margin of 5.29% and a return on equity of 6.01%. The company had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LBRT. Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Liberty Energy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Liberty Energy by 213.7% in the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,607 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 2,457 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in Liberty Energy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $48,000. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S purchased a new stake in Liberty Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $50,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Liberty Energy by 281.1% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,329 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 3,193 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 4th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 4th. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 24.62%.

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.