Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the fourteen analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $19.2727.

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Liberty Energy from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $24.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Sunday, October 19th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Liberty Energy in a report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research raised Liberty Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their target price on Liberty Energy from $15.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th.

Liberty Energy News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Liberty Energy this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Company scheduled Q4 and full‑year 2025 results for release after the close on Jan 28, 2026, with a conference call on Jan 29 (CEO Ron Gusek presenting). This provides a near catalyst and potential for volatility around the print. Business Wire Release
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research lowered earnings estimates across multiple quarters and years (Q1‑2026 to ($0.22) from ($0.21); Q3/Q4‑2026 and Q1/Q3/Q4‑2027 cuts as well; FY2026 to ($0.59) from ($0.56); FY2027 to ($0.27) from ($0.24)). Zacks maintains a “Hold” rating, but the downward revisions signal weaker near‑term profitability expectations and likely contributed to today’s price weakness. MarketBeat / Zacks Note

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Liberty Energy in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Liberty Energy in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in Liberty Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in Liberty Energy by 213.7% during the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,607 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 2,457 shares during the period. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 1,163.9% during the 3rd quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 3,855 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 3,550 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Energy Stock Down 1.4%

LBRT opened at $20.02 on Thursday. Liberty Energy has a one year low of $9.50 and a one year high of $23.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.87 and a beta of 0.45. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $18.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.50.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by ($0.05). Liberty Energy had a return on equity of 1.69% and a net margin of 4.76%.The firm had revenue of $947.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $967.05 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.45 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that Liberty Energy will post 0.58 EPS for the current year.

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. As of as of December 31, 2023, the company owned and operated a fleet of approximately 40 active hydraulic fracturing; and two sand mines in the Permian Basin.