Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Liberty Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.08 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.21. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.57 EPS.

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

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on LBRT. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $24.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. 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. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Liberty Energy in a research report on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 price objective for the company. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, TD Cowen reduced their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Liberty Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $22.30.

Liberty Energy Price Performance

Shares of LBRT opened at $17.60 on Friday. Liberty Energy has a fifty-two week low of $16.57 and a fifty-two week high of $24.75. The company has a market capitalization of $2.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.41 and a beta of 1.63. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $19.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.27.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid 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 1.82%. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.11%.

Insider Transactions at Liberty Energy

In other Liberty Energy news, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 16,000 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.23, for a total value of $291,680.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,562,813 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,720,080.99. The trade was a 0.62 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.82, for a total transaction of $416,400.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 680,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,161,909.74. This represents a 2.86 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 68,936 shares of company stock valued at $1,341,184 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 3.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Covestor Ltd grew its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 96.8% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 838 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP increased its holdings 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 during the period. Blue Trust Inc. increased 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 worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 2,111 shares during the period. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC grew its position in Liberty Energy by 257.8% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 2,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 1,583 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Spire Wealth Management bought a new position in Liberty Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $60,000. 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.