Zacks Research Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT)

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Liberty Energy in a report issued on Tuesday, August 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $0.59 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.62. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.19 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s FY2025 earnings at $2.23 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.83 EPS.

LBRT has been the topic of several other research reports. Citigroup raised shares of Liberty Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $24.00 to $32.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 29th. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $27.00 to $26.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $28.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 15th. Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 15th. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $21.00 to $20.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 19th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $24.78.

Liberty Energy Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE:LBRT opened at $20.59 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $20.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $21.56. The stock has a market cap of $3.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.74. Liberty Energy has a fifty-two week low of $15.64 and a fifty-two week high of $24.75. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 17th. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $1.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.16 billion. Liberty Energy had a net margin of 9.53% and a return on equity of 22.85%. The firm’s revenue was down 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.87 earnings per share.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 20th. Investors of record on Friday, September 6th will be given a $0.07 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 6th. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.36%. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 10.22%.

Insider Activity at Liberty Energy

In related news, CFO Michael Stock sold 15,626 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction on Monday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.82, for a total value of $325,333.32. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 789,581 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,439,076.42. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other news, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 20,000 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.26, for a total transaction of $405,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 2,758,813 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $55,893,551.38. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 15,626 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction on Monday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.82, for a total value of $325,333.32. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 789,581 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,439,076.42. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 80,000 shares of company stock worth $1,767,231 in the last three months. Insiders own 3.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LBRT. Diversified Trust Co raised its stake in Liberty Energy by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 20,617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after purchasing an additional 507 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its stake in Liberty Energy by 4.0% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 14,262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,000 after purchasing an additional 543 shares during the last quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Liberty Energy by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 24,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $514,000 after buying an additional 571 shares during the period. Andina Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Liberty Energy by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. Andina Capital Management LLC now owns 18,599 shares of the company’s stock valued at $389,000 after buying an additional 691 shares during the period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 27.7% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,273 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 709 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.