Atb Cap Markets Cuts Earnings Estimates for Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT - Free Report) - Research analysts at Atb Cap Markets dropped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Liberty Energy in a research report issued on Tuesday, July 1st. Atb Cap Markets analyst W. Syed now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.01) 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $977.46 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $960.64 million. Liberty Energy had a net margin of 6.03% and a return on equity of 10.30%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.48 EPS.

LBRT has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Liberty Energy from $16.00 to $13.50 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $14.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $25.00 to $20.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $16.00 to $13.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Liberty Energy has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $17.23.

Liberty Energy Stock Down 0.1%

LBRT traded down $0.02 on Thursday, hitting $12.24. 1,031,954 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,846,931. The stock's fifty day moving average is $12.17 and its 200-day moving average is $15.17. Liberty Energy has a 12 month low of $9.50 and a 12 month 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 has a market cap of $1.98 billion, a PE ratio of 8.10 and a beta of 0.66.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LBRT. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Liberty Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $203,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Liberty Energy by 176.3% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,423 shares of the company's stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 2,184 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Liberty Energy by 8.8% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,433,866 shares of the company's stock worth $48,410,000 after acquiring an additional 196,619 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Liberty Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $6,792,000. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 10.2% during the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 27,683 shares of the company's stock valued at $551,000 after acquiring an additional 2,568 shares during the period. 98.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

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

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.