Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Liberty Energy in a report released on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $0.08 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.16 by ($0.06). Liberty Energy had a net margin of 7.32% and a return on equity of 14.28%.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 31st. TD Cowen decreased their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $24.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Liberty Energy from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn raised Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday, January 5th. 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $22.30.

Liberty Energy Price Performance

NYSE:LBRT opened at $17.60 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.41 and a beta of 1.63. Liberty Energy has a one year low of $16.57 and a one year high of $24.75. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $19.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $19.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.97.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 17.11%.

Insider Transactions at Liberty Energy

In other news, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 16,000 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.23, for a total transaction of $291,680.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 2,562,813 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,720,080.99. This trade represents a 0.62 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.94, for a total value of $179,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 717,292 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,868,218.48. This represents a 1.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 68,936 shares of company stock valued at $1,341,184 over the last ninety days. 3.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 56.5% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 9,722 shares of the company’s stock valued at $186,000 after purchasing an additional 3,509 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its position in Liberty Energy by 3.7% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 19,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $371,000 after buying an additional 703 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in Liberty Energy by 1,702.1% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 216,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,130,000 after buying an additional 204,360 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its position in Liberty Energy by 4.7% in the third quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 79,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,525,000 after buying an additional 3,600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale increased its position in Liberty Energy by 286.8% in the third quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 42,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $820,000 after buying an additional 31,847 shares in the last quarter. 98.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.