Liberty Energy Q3 EPS Estimate Decreased by Seaport Res Ptn

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT - Free Report) - Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for Liberty Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, April 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst T. Curran now anticipates that the company will earn $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.40. Seaport Res Ptn has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy's current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Liberty Energy's Q4 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on LBRT. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on Liberty Energy from $23.00 to $22.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Barclays dropped 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. Wells Fargo & Company restated an "equal weight" rating and set a $11.00 price objective (down previously from $20.00) on shares of Liberty Energy in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Cowen restated a "hold" rating on shares of Liberty Energy in a report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada downgraded shares of Liberty Energy from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $24.00 to $19.00 in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Seven 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.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $18.05.

Liberty Energy Price Performance

LBRT stock traded down $0.01 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $12.17. The stock had a trading volume of 830,135 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,736,492. The stock has a market cap of $1.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.50 and a beta of 1.18. Liberty Energy has a 1-year low of $9.50 and a 1-year high of $24.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.27. The company's 50 day moving average price is $14.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $17.26.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $977.46 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $960.64 million. Liberty Energy had a return on equity of 14.28% and a net margin of 7.32%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.48 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. American Century Companies Inc. boosted 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 during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in Liberty Energy by 83.5% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,828,712 shares of the company's stock worth $96,043,000 after purchasing an additional 2,197,352 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Liberty Energy by 61.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,146,179 shares of the company's stock valued at $60,061,000 after purchasing an additional 1,193,918 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 8.8% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,433,866 shares of the company's stock valued at $48,410,000 after purchasing an additional 196,619 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 28.9% during the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,147,698 shares of the company's stock worth $42,718,000 after buying an additional 480,957 shares during the period. 98.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Michael Stock sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.94, for a total value of $179,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 717,292 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $12,868,218.48. The trade was a 1.37 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.63%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 6th. Liberty Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.