Analysts Issue Forecasts for Liberty Energy Q2 Earnings

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Equities research analysts at Atb Cap Markets dropped their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for Liberty Energy in a research report issued on Friday, January 31st. Atb Cap Markets analyst W. Syed now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.34 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.42. Atb Cap Markets currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.90 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.04 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on LBRT. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Liberty Energy in a report on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 target price for the company. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Liberty Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 5th. Five investment 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $22.30.

Liberty Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE LBRT opened at $18.30 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $2.99 billion, a PE ratio of 9.78 and a beta of 1.63. Liberty Energy has a 12 month low of $16.57 and a 12 month high of $24.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $19.68.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share (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%.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.75%. Liberty Energy’s payout ratio is currently 17.11%.

Insider Transactions at Liberty Energy

In related news, CFO Michael Stock sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.00, for a total value of $115,000.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 675,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,529,761. This represents a 0.74 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 2,936 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.16, for a total transaction of $56,253.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,543,877 shares in the company, valued at $48,740,683.32. This represents a 0.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 60,973 shares of company stock valued at $1,198,755. Corporate insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Energy

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. FMR LLC grew its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 17.1% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 18,115,282 shares of the company’s stock worth $345,821,000 after acquiring an additional 2,640,119 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 15.9% during the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 7,012,382 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,866,000 after acquiring an additional 963,068 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 2.7% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,662,830 shares of the company’s stock worth $127,193,000 after acquiring an additional 176,887 shares during the last quarter. Canoe Financial LP grew its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 20.4% during the third quarter. Canoe Financial LP now owns 4,124,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,408,000 after acquiring an additional 699,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 207,527 shares during the last quarter. 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.