Seaport Res Ptn Raises Earnings Estimates for Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Liberty Energy in a note issued to investors on Sunday, January 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst T. Curran now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.47 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.46. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.72 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $25.00 to $24.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Liberty Energy from $25.00 to $23.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Barclays reduced their price objective on Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Liberty Energy in a research note on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Evercore ISI raised shares of Liberty Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $22.60.

Liberty Energy Trading Up 2.3 %

Liberty Energy stock opened at $21.67 on Wednesday. Liberty Energy has a 1 year low of $16.57 and a 1 year high of $24.75. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $18.48 and its 200-day moving average is $19.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.23. The company has a market cap of $3.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.32 and a beta of 1.66.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 16th. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.55 by ($0.10). Liberty Energy had a return on equity of 18.50% and a net margin of 8.02%. The firm had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.14 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.85 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Liberty Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th were paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. This is a boost from Liberty Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 6th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.48%. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.24%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 2,936 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.16, for a total transaction of $56,253.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 2,543,877 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $48,740,683.32. This trade represents a 0.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.45, for a total transaction of $92,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 720,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,287,819.15. This trade represents a 0.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 77,973 shares of company stock worth $1,471,335. 3.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in LBRT. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in Liberty Energy by 45.1% during the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 495,578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,461,000 after purchasing an additional 154,070 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 4.5% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 872,215 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,651,000 after buying an additional 37,927 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 168.2% during the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 62,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,202,000 after acquiring an additional 39,497 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 61.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,146,179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,061,000 after acquiring an additional 1,193,918 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Impala Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 89.2% during the 3rd quarter. Impala Asset Management LLC now owns 350,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,682,000 after acquiring an additional 165,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

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.