Q2 EPS Estimates for Liberty Energy Raised by Zacks Research

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Liberty Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $0.14 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.13. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy's current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Liberty Energy's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.03 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.19 EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 7.32% and a return on equity of 14.28%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.48 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on LBRT. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $10.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Cowen reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Liberty Energy in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Barclays lowered 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 report on Tuesday, April 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $14.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut shares of Liberty Energy from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $24.00 to $19.00 in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $17.14.

Liberty Energy Trading Down 3.7%

Liberty Energy stock traded down $0.45 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $11.59. The company had a trading volume of 2,936,335 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,793,615. The firm has a market cap of $1.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.20 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.27. Liberty Energy has a 1 year low of $9.50 and a 1 year high of $24.75. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $12.21 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $16.21.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Investors of record on Friday, June 6th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 6th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.76%. Liberty Energy's payout ratio is 21.19%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LBRT. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in Liberty Energy by 83.5% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,828,712 shares of the company's stock valued at $96,043,000 after acquiring an additional 2,197,352 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Liberty Energy by 6.5% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,443,909 shares of the company's stock valued at $291,967,000 after acquiring an additional 1,128,491 shares during the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in Liberty Energy during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $20,337,000. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in Liberty Energy by 10.8% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 5,178,089 shares of the company's stock valued at $102,992,000 after purchasing an additional 505,634 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Liberty Energy during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $7,743,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.22% of the company's stock.

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.