Atb Cap Markets Expects Stronger Earnings for Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Liberty Energy in a note issued to investors on Sunday, April 20th. Atb Cap Markets analyst W. Syed now expects that the company will earn $0.18 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.09. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.10) EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.04 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.48 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Barclays lowered their price target on Liberty Energy from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley upgraded Liberty Energy from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $20.00 to $25.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Liberty Energy in a research report on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $23.00 to $22.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut shares of Liberty Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $24.00 to $19.00 in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $18.05.

Liberty Energy Stock Up 0.5 %

Liberty Energy stock opened at $12.07 on Wednesday. Liberty Energy has a fifty-two week low of $9.50 and a fifty-two week high of $24.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.95 billion, a PE ratio of 6.45 and a beta of 1.18. The company’s 50-day moving average is $14.48 and its 200-day moving average is $17.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.97.

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

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 6th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.65%. Liberty Energy’s payout ratio is 21.19%.

Insider Transactions at Liberty Energy

In other news, CFO Michael Stock sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.94, for a total transaction of $179,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 717,292 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,868,218.48. This represents a 1.37 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 83.5% in 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 in 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 worth $60,061,000 after buying an additional 1,193,918 shares during the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Liberty Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $20,337,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position 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 raised its stake in Liberty Energy by 28.9% during the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,147,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,718,000 after acquiring an additional 480,957 shares in the last quarter. 98.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.