Q4 EPS Estimates for Liberty Energy Raised by Zacks Research

Key Points

• Zacks Research has revised Liberty Energy's Q4 2025 earnings estimate to ($0.03) per share, an improvement from the previous forecast of ($0.04).
• Liberty Energy reported a net margin of 5.29% and a return on equity of 6.01% for the last quarter, with earnings per share missing analyst expectations.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share, yielding approximately 3.0% annually, with an ex-dividend date set for September 4th.

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Liberty Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, September 3rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn ($0.03) per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.04). 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 ($0.06) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.06 EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.10 EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.14 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 for the quarter was down 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.64 EPS.

LBRT has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Liberty Energy from $20.00 to $19.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 28th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target 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. Barclays lowered their price target on Liberty Energy from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Wall Street Zen raised Liberty Energy from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Liberty Energy from $14.00 to $13.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $15.05.

Liberty Energy Stock Up 7.1%

Shares of LBRT traded up $0.71 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $10.73. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,406,278 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,426,962. The firm has a market cap of $1.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.27 and a beta of 0.63. Liberty Energy has a 1-year low of $9.50 and a 1-year high of $23.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The company has a 50 day moving average of $11.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $12.52.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 4th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. 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 3.0%. Liberty Energy's dividend payout ratio is presently 24.62%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted 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 worth $291,967,000 after purchasing an additional 1,128,491 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 10.6% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 6,093,383 shares of the company's stock valued at $69,952,000 after acquiring an additional 584,774 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 21.7% in the second 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 in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 73,792 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 13.5% in the first quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,438,018 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,593,000 after purchasing an additional 290,320 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company's stock.

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.