Q2 EPS Estimates for Liberty Energy Lifted by Zacks Research

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Liberty Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.13 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.12. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.14 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on LBRT. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st. Citigroup lifted their target price on Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday, January 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Liberty Energy in a report on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 target price for the company. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Liberty Energy from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Liberty Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $22.30.

Liberty Energy Stock Performance

NYSE LBRT opened at $14.55 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.36 billion, a PE ratio of 7.78 and a beta of 1.58. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $18.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $18.81. 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.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last released 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 net margin of 7.32% and a return on equity of 14.28%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Covestor Ltd raised its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 96.8% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,704 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 838 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 237.5% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,991 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 1,401 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC raised its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 257.8% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 2,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 1,583 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 604.9% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 2,111 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Spire Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Liberty Energy in the 4th quarter worth $60,000. 98.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Liberty Energy

In other Liberty Energy news, CFO Michael Stock sold 5,000 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction on Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.51, for a total transaction of $97,550.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 700,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,661,038.57. The trade was a 0.71 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 40,000 shares of company stock valued at $808,350 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.20%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 17.11%.

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.