Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts Lower Earnings for Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 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 earn $0.30 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.34. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.72 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS.

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

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $25.00 to $23.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Atb Cap Markets upgraded shares of Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of 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, Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Liberty Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $22.20.

Liberty Energy Price Performance

NYSE:LBRT opened at $21.34 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.49 billion, a PE ratio of 10.16 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. Liberty Energy has a 12 month low of $16.57 and a 12 month high of $24.75. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $18.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.65.

Liberty Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Friday, December 6th were issued 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 yield of 1.50%. This is a boost from Liberty Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. Liberty Energy’s payout ratio is currently 15.24%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Liberty Energy

In related news, 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 value of $209,280.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,606,813 shares in the company, valued at approximately $45,462,818.72. The trade was a 0.46 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 5,000 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.21, for a total transaction of $86,050.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 725,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,480,812.47. The trade was a 0.68 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 77,973 shares of company stock valued at $1,471,335. Corporate insiders own 3.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Gallacher Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Liberty Energy by 34.6% in the 2nd quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC now owns 13,377 shares of the company’s stock worth $279,000 after purchasing an additional 3,442 shares during the period. Caprock Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Liberty Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at about $523,000. LSV Asset Management increased its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 19.5% in the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,717,591 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,880,000 after acquiring an additional 280,550 shares during the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC raised its holdings in Liberty Energy by 479.4% during the second quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 23,482 shares of the company’s stock worth $491,000 after acquiring an additional 19,429 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Choreo LLC acquired a new position in Liberty Energy during the second quarter valued at approximately $481,000. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

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.