Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Liberty Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.04) for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.06 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.23 EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.14 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.01 billion. Liberty Energy had a return on equity of 6.01% and a net margin of 5.29%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.64 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on LBRT. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Liberty Energy from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 5th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Liberty Energy from $25.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 16th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Liberty Energy from $20.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Liberty Energy from $16.00 to $13.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price target on Liberty Energy from $10.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $15.05.

Liberty Energy Stock Performance

Shares of LBRT stock opened at $10.97 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $12.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.30. The firm has a market cap of $1.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.44 and a beta of 0.67. Liberty Energy has a 1 year low of $9.50 and a 1 year high of $23.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 1.16.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 4th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 4th. Liberty Energy’s payout ratio is currently 24.62%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Liberty Energy by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 912,636 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,447,000 after purchasing an additional 15,596 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Liberty Energy in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $761,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Liberty Energy in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,110,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 6.1% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,054,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,566,000 after acquiring an additional 118,878 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 1,279.1% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 17,983 shares of the company’s stock valued at $285,000 after acquiring an additional 16,679 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other 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.