Seaport Res Ptn Lifts Earnings Estimates for Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Liberty Energy in a research report issued on Sunday, January 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst T. Curran now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.47 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.46. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.72 per share.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on LBRT. Citigroup raised their price target on Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Atb Cap Markets raised shares of Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $25.00 to $24.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 18th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $25.00 to $23.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $22.60.

Liberty Energy Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of Liberty Energy stock opened at $21.67 on Wednesday. Liberty Energy has a 1 year low of $16.57 and a 1 year high of $24.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $18.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $19.65. The company has a market capitalization of $3.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.32 and a beta of 1.66.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.55 by ($0.10). Liberty Energy had a net margin of 8.02% and a return on equity of 18.50%. The business had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.14 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.85 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. FMR LLC increased its holdings in Liberty Energy by 17.1% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 18,115,282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $345,821,000 after purchasing an additional 2,640,119 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 61.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,146,179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,061,000 after buying an additional 1,193,918 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 15.9% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 7,012,382 shares of the company’s stock valued at $133,866,000 after buying an additional 963,068 shares during the period. Canoe Financial LP lifted its position in Liberty Energy by 20.4% during the 3rd quarter. Canoe Financial LP now owns 4,124,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,408,000 after acquiring an additional 699,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in Liberty Energy by 17.6% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,961,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,754,000 after acquiring an additional 594,051 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 2,037 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.15, for a total value of $36,971.55. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,578,813 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,805,455.95. The trade was a 0.08 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.45, for a total transaction of $92,250.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 720,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,287,819.15. This trade represents a 0.69 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 77,973 shares of company stock valued at $1,471,335 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 3.60% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th were issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 6th. This is a positive change from Liberty Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.24%.

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.