Q1 EPS Estimates for Liberty Energy Cut by Atb Cap Markets

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Atb Cap Markets cut their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Liberty Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 1st. Atb Cap Markets analyst W. Syed now anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.01) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.03. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.03 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.46 EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.01. The firm 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 previous year, the business posted $0.48 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on LBRT. Cowen reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Liberty Energy in a report on Monday, April 21st. Barclays lowered their price target on Liberty Energy from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. TD Cowen upped their price target on Liberty Energy from $10.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Liberty Energy from $16.00 to $13.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $14.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Eight 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. According to MarketBeat, Liberty Energy presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $17.23.

Liberty Energy Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE:LBRT traded down $0.02 on Thursday, hitting $12.24. 1,031,954 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,842,041. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.21 and a beta of 0.66. 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 company's 50-day moving average price is $12.17 and its 200 day moving average price is $15.30.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Investors of record on Friday, June 6th were paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 6th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.62%. Liberty Energy's dividend payout ratio is presently 21.19%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LBRT. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Liberty Energy in the first quarter valued at about $1,110,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 1,279.1% in the first 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. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Liberty Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $6,792,000. Two Sigma Advisers LP bought a new stake in shares of Liberty Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,779,000. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 1.5% in the first quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 62,536 shares of the company's stock valued at $990,000 after acquiring an additional 914 shares during the period. 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.