Liberty Energy Q1 EPS Estimate Reduced by Seaport Res Ptn

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Liberty Energy in a research note issued to investors on Sunday, February 2nd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst T. Curran now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.02) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.30. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.90 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.11 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on LBRT. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Liberty Energy from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Atb Cap Markets raised Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Liberty Energy in a research note on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 target price on the stock. Finally, TD Cowen cut their target price on Liberty Energy from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $22.30.

Liberty Energy Price Performance

Shares of Liberty Energy stock opened at $18.30 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The company has a market cap of $2.99 billion, a PE ratio of 9.78 and a beta of 1.63. The business has a 50 day moving average of $19.82 and a 200 day moving average of $19.68. Liberty Energy has a 52 week low of $16.57 and a 52 week high of $24.75.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.16 by ($0.06). Liberty Energy had a net margin of 7.32% and a return on equity of 14.28%.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.75%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 17.11%.

Insider Activity at Liberty Energy

In related news, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 2,037 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.15, for a total transaction of $36,971.55. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,578,813 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,805,455.95. This trade represents a 0.08 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 10,000 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.49, for a total value of $184,900.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 705,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,039,277.43. This trade represents a 1.40 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 60,973 shares of company stock valued at $1,198,755. 3.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ieq Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Liberty Energy in the 4th quarter worth $411,000. New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its stake in Liberty Energy by 369.9% during the 4th quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 234,904 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,672,000 after buying an additional 184,918 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc purchased a new position in Liberty Energy during the 4th quarter worth $200,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its stake in Liberty Energy by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 33,216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $637,000 after purchasing an additional 2,139 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Liberty Energy by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 897,040 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,842,000 after purchasing an additional 24,825 shares during 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.