Q1 EPS Estimates for Liberty Energy Decreased by Analyst

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Liberty Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $0.03 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.06. 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 $0.20 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.13 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.98 EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by ($0.06). Liberty Energy had a return on equity of 14.28% and a net margin of 7.32%.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on LBRT. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Liberty Energy in a research report on Friday, December 13th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 price target on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada lowered Liberty Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $24.00 to $19.00 in a report on Monday, March 24th. Atb Cap Markets raised Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Five 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 MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $21.90.

Liberty Energy Stock Down 2.7 %

Shares of LBRT stock opened at $15.78 on Thursday. Liberty Energy has a 52-week low of $13.86 and a 52-week high of $24.75. The stock has a market cap of $2.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.44 and a beta of 1.58. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $17.28 and its 200-day moving average is $18.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.27.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.03%. Liberty Energy’s payout ratio is presently 17.11%.

Insider Transactions at Liberty Energy

In other news, CFO Michael Stock sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.94, for a total transaction of $179,400.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 717,292 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,868,218.48. This represents a 1.37 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 40,000 shares of company stock valued at $808,350. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LBRT. 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 buying an additional 2,640,119 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its stake in Liberty Energy by 2.7% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,662,830 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,193,000 after acquiring an additional 176,887 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in Liberty Energy by 10.8% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 5,178,089 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,992,000 after acquiring an additional 505,634 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised 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. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Liberty Energy by 5.8% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,779,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,173,000 after purchasing an additional 207,527 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.