Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Stifel Nicolaus Analyst Says

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) had its price objective lifted by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $28.00 to $37.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus’ price target would suggest a potential upside of 12.90% from the stock’s previous close.

LBRT has been the subject of several other research reports. Bank of America raised Liberty Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $31.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Citigroup raised their target price on Liberty Energy from $21.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Piper Sandler raised Liberty Energy from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $17.00 to $32.00 in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $32.00 target price on shares of Liberty Energy in a research note on Friday. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $34.00 target price on shares of Liberty Energy in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $29.08.

Liberty Energy Trading Up 1.4%

NYSE LBRT opened at $32.77 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $28.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.17. Liberty Energy has a one year low of $9.90 and a one year high of $33.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.01 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 2.21 and a quick ratio of 0.96.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.13) by $0.19. Liberty Energy had a return on equity of 1.41% and a net margin of 3.71%.The business had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $954.71 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.04 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that Liberty Energy will post -0.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Liberty Energy

In other Liberty Energy news, insider R Sean Elliott sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.40, for a total value of $635,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 343,150 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,716,010. This trade represents a 6.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Arjun N. Murti acquired 9,696 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $25.79 per share, with a total value of $250,059.84. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 27,568 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $710,978.72. This trade represents a 54.25% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of LBRT. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 78.5% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 8,575,840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $105,826,000 after purchasing an additional 3,771,724 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 1,529.2% in the third quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,753,357 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,976,000 after purchasing an additional 2,584,359 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 184.7% in the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 3,287,466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,687,000 after purchasing an additional 2,132,685 shares in the last quarter. Sourcerock Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Liberty Energy in the second quarter valued at approximately $23,653,000. Finally, Eventide Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Liberty Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,394,000. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Liberty Energy

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat expectations — Liberty reported stronger-than-expected Q1 revenue ($1.02B) and an EPS beat, and management expects Q2 revenues to rise high-single-digits sequentially on improved utilization with normal incremental EBITDA margins, which supports near-term earnings momentum. Zacks: Q1 results
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade and higher price target — Stifel Nicolaus raised its price target from $28 to $37 and maintained a Buy, signaling analyst confidence in upside after the quarter (helps support demand for the stock). Benzinga: Stifel raise
• Positive Sentiment: Sector/geopolitical tailwind — Recent US–Iran tensions have lifted energy names broadly and contributed to LBRT’s momentum and a move toward its all‑time high as investors favor energy-exposed operators. InsiderMonkey: geopolitical boost
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation review and growth outlook — Analysts/media are parsing LBRT’s post‑earnings valuation and growth trajectory; the commentary is largely constructive but notes investors should weigh near‑term growth vs. current multiple. Yahoo Finance: valuation check
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call details available — The full Q1 earnings call transcript provides additional color on utilization, margins and capex that investors can use to validate forward guidance and assumptions. Seeking Alpha: transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and full‑year outlook risk — Despite the beat, LBRT trades at an elevated multiple (P/E ~36) and some consensus estimates still expect a modest full‑year EPS shortfall; investors should watch whether margin improvements and utilization gains justify the current valuation. Kalkine: momentum & risks

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. 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.