Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Liberty Energy

Key Points

• Zacks Research has cut its earnings estimates for Liberty Energy's Q3 2025 from $0.08 to $0.03 per share, indicating potential challenges ahead for the company.
• The company's recent quarterly earnings report showed an EPS of $0.12, which missed expectations of $0.14, alongside a revenue drop of 10.1% year-over-year.
• Liberty Energy has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.08 set for payment on September 18, with a current dividend yield of 2.8%.

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Liberty Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.03 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.08. 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 FY2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.06 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.06 EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.14 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.01 billion. Liberty Energy had a net margin of 5.29% and a return on equity of 6.01%. Liberty Energy's revenue was down 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.64 EPS.

LBRT has been the subject of several other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased 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. Cowen reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Liberty Energy in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $16.00 to $13.50 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Liberty Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $15.05.

Liberty Energy Stock Down 0.7%

LBRT stock opened at $11.25 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The firm has a market cap of $1.82 billion, a PE ratio of 8.65 and a beta of 0.67. Liberty Energy has a 1 year low of $9.50 and a 1 year high of $23.58. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $12.16 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.46.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 4th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 4th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. Liberty Energy's payout ratio is presently 24.62%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LBRT. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 6.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,443,909 shares of the company's stock worth $291,967,000 after buying an additional 1,128,491 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in Liberty Energy by 10.6% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 6,093,383 shares of the company's stock worth $69,952,000 after acquiring an additional 584,774 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in Liberty Energy by 21.7% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,967,041 shares of the company's stock valued at $34,062,000 after purchasing an additional 529,023 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Liberty Energy by 3.0% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,507,658 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,696,000 after buying an additional 73,792 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in Liberty Energy by 20.4% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,161,558 shares of the company's stock worth $24,815,000 after buying an additional 365,506 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.

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