Atb Cap Markets Cuts Earnings Estimates for Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Analysts at Atb Cap Markets lowered their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Liberty Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Sunday, April 20th. Atb Cap Markets analyst W. Syed now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.03 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. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.01. Liberty Energy had a return on equity of 14.28% and a net margin of 7.32%. The business had revenue of $977.46 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $960.64 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.48 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada cut shares of Liberty Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $24.00 to $19.00 in a report on Monday, March 24th. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Liberty Energy from $23.00 to $22.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $11.00 price objective (down previously from $20.00) on shares of Liberty Energy in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $18.05.

Liberty Energy Stock Up 4.4 %

NYSE LBRT opened at $12.05 on Tuesday. Liberty Energy has a fifty-two week low of $9.50 and a fifty-two week high of $24.75. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $14.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $17.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.95 billion, a PE ratio of 6.44 and a beta of 1.18.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 83.5% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,828,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,043,000 after purchasing an additional 2,197,352 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Liberty Energy by 61.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,146,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,061,000 after buying an additional 1,193,918 shares during the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in Liberty Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $20,337,000. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in Liberty Energy by 10.8% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 5,178,089 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,992,000 after acquiring an additional 505,634 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 28.9% during the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,147,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,718,000 after acquiring an additional 480,957 shares during the period. 98.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Liberty Energy

In other news, CFO Michael Stock sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.94, for a total value of $179,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 717,292 shares in the company, valued at $12,868,218.48. The trade was a 1.37 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.66%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 6th. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 21.19%.

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.