Zacks Research Predicts Weaker Earnings for Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings 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 forecasts that the company will earn $0.03 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.10 EPS 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%.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Atb Cap Markets upgraded shares of Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 5th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Liberty Energy from $24.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Citigroup upped their price target on Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, TD Cowen reduced 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. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $21.80.

Liberty Energy Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of LBRT stock opened at $15.42 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Liberty Energy has a twelve month low of $13.86 and a twelve month high of $24.75. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $17.70 and its 200-day moving average price is $18.55. The stock has a market cap of $2.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.24 and a beta of 1.58.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Energy

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quarry LP raised its holdings in Liberty Energy by 237.5% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,991 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,401 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 257.8% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 2,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 1,583 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings 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 valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 2,111 shares during the period. Spire Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Liberty Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $60,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Liberty Energy by 176.3% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 2,184 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Liberty Energy

In other news, CFO Michael Stock sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.82, for a total transaction of $416,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 680,207 shares in the company, valued at $14,161,909.74. This represents a 2.86 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders sold a total of 40,000 shares of company stock valued at $808,350 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. Liberty Energy’s payout ratio is presently 17.11%.

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.