Atb Cap Markets Predicts Lower Earnings for Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT - Free Report) - Research analysts at Atb Cap Markets decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Liberty Energy in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 1st. Atb Cap Markets analyst W. Syed now anticipates that the company will earn $0.06 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.16. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.15) EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.04) EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.01. The company 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 10.30% and a net margin of 6.03%. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.48 EPS.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on LBRT. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Liberty Energy from $25.00 to $20.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered Liberty Energy from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $24.00 to $19.00 in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Barclays decreased their target price on Liberty Energy from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $14.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Finally, Cowen reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Liberty Energy in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $17.23.

Liberty Energy Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE LBRT traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $12.24. 1,031,954 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,846,931. The company's 50-day moving average is $12.17 and its 200-day moving average is $15.19. Liberty Energy has a 52-week low of $9.50 and a 52-week high of $24.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 1.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.10 and a beta of 0.66.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 257.8% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 2,197 shares of the company's stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 1,583 shares during the last quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S purchased a new position in shares of Liberty Energy in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 176.3% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,423 shares of the company's stock valued at $67,000 after purchasing an additional 2,184 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 45.3% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,465 shares of the company's stock valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 1,392 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Liberty Energy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $99,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.22% of the company's stock.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 6th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 6th. Liberty Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.19%.

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.