Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Liberty Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $0.06 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.21 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 return on equity of 14.28% and a net margin of 7.32%.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on LBRT. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Liberty Energy in a report on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 price target on the stock. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday, January 5th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $24.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, 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. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $22.30.

Liberty Energy Price Performance

LBRT opened at $14.55 on Thursday. 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 has a 1 year low of $13.85 and a 1 year high of $24.75. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $18.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $18.87. The firm has a market cap of $2.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.78 and a beta of 1.58.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.20%. Liberty Energy’s payout ratio is currently 17.11%.

Insider Activity at Liberty Energy

In related news, CFO Michael Stock sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.82, for a total value of $416,400.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 680,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,161,909.74. This trade represents a 2.86 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In the last three months, insiders have sold 40,000 shares of company stock valued at $808,350. 1.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Energy

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 17.1% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 18,115,282 shares of the company’s stock worth $345,821,000 after buying an additional 2,640,119 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in Liberty Energy by 83.5% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,828,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,043,000 after purchasing an additional 2,197,352 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Liberty Energy by 61.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,146,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,061,000 after buying an additional 1,193,918 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Liberty Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $20,337,000. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

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.