Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for Liberty Energy

Key Points

• Zacks Research has downgraded Liberty Energy's Q4 2025 earnings estimate to a loss of ($0.09) per share, down from a previous estimate of ($0.03).
• The company reported Q2 earnings of $0.12 EPS, missing analysts' consensus estimates, with a revenue decline of 10.1% year-over-year.
• Liberty Energy announced a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share, representing a 2.6% yield with a payout ratio of 24.62%.

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Liberty Energy in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 24th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.09) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.03). 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 Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.08) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.04) EPS.

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

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Liberty Energy from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 5th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Liberty Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday, September 20th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $20.00 to $19.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $14.00 to $13.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $15.05.

Liberty Energy Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE:LBRT opened at $12.37 on Friday. The stock's 50-day moving average is $11.38 and its 200 day moving average is $12.14. The company has a market cap of $2.00 billion, a PE ratio of 9.52 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.91. Liberty Energy has a 1 year low of $9.50 and a 1 year high of $23.58.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 4th were issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 4th. Liberty Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.62%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LBRT. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its holdings in Liberty Energy by 76.2% in the fourth quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 25,195 shares of the company's stock worth $501,000 after acquiring an additional 10,896 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP bought a new position in Liberty Energy in the 4th quarter worth about $3,339,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in Liberty Energy by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 338,798 shares of the company's stock worth $6,739,000 after purchasing an additional 17,440 shares in the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in Liberty Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $3,365,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Liberty Energy by 1,279.1% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 17,983 shares of the company's stock valued at $285,000 after purchasing an additional 16,679 shares in the last quarter. 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.

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