Liberty Energy Q4 EPS Estimate Lifted by Seaport Res Ptn

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Liberty Energy in a note issued to investors on Sunday, January 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst T. Curran now expects 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.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 18th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Evercore ISI upgraded Liberty Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Barclays decreased their price target on Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Liberty Energy from $25.00 to $24.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $22.20.

Liberty Energy Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of NYSE LBRT opened at $21.34 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The company has a 50-day moving average of $18.56 and a 200 day moving average of $19.66. Liberty Energy has a 12-month low of $16.57 and a 12-month high of $24.75. The stock has a market cap of $3.49 billion, a PE ratio of 10.16 and a beta of 1.66.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LBRT. Covestor Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 96.8% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,704 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 838 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP grew its stake in Liberty Energy by 237.5% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,991 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 1,401 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Liberty Energy by 82.1% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,174 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after buying an additional 1,431 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its position in Liberty Energy by 93.2% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after buying an additional 2,016 shares during the period. Finally, KBC Group NV lifted its stake in Liberty Energy by 24.8% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 4,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,000 after buying an additional 974 shares during the last quarter. 98.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Liberty Energy news, CFO Michael Stock sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.45, for a total transaction of $92,250.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 12,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.44, for a total transaction of $209,280.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 2,606,813 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $45,462,818.72. This represents a 0.46 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 77,973 shares of company stock worth $1,471,335 in the last quarter. 3.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Liberty Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 6th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 6th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.50%. This is a positive change from Liberty Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.24%.

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.