NYSE:LBRT Liberty Energy (LBRT) Stock Forecast, Price & News $18.52 -0.29 (-1.54%) (As of 09/29/2023 08:53 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$18.36▼$18.8250-Day Range$15.77▼$18.8052-Week Range$11.18▼$19.10Volume2.43 million shsAverage Volume3.15 million shsMarket Capitalization$3.16 billionP/E Ratio5.50Dividend Yield1.08%Price Target$20.75 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Liberty Energy MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.50 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside12.0% Upside$20.75 Price TargetShort InterestBearish5.91% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.93Based on 16 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$4.62 M Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth-14.10%From $3.12 to $2.68 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.17 out of 5 starsOils/Energy Sector134th out of 245 stocksOil & Gas Field Services, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry10th out of 19 stocks 2.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLiberty Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $20.75, Liberty Energy has a forecasted upside of 12.0% from its current price of $18.52.Amount of Analyst CoverageLiberty Energy has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted5.91% of the float of Liberty Energy has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLiberty Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Liberty Energy has recently increased by 31.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldLiberty Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 1.08%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthLiberty Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Liberty Energy is 5.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Liberty Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.46% next year. This indicates that Liberty Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for LBRT. Previous Next 3.3 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentLiberty Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.93. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Liberty Energy this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for LBRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows17 people have added Liberty Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 467% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Liberty Energy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,620,634.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.60% of the stock of Liberty Energy is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions91.34% of the stock of Liberty Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Liberty Energy are expected to decrease by -14.10% in the coming year, from $3.12 to $2.68 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Liberty Energy is 5.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 115.11.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Liberty Energy is 5.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 9.34.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLiberty Energy has a P/B Ratio of 2.22. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) StockLiberty 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, data analytics, related goods, and technologies; and other services comprising design and pump diagnostic fracture injection test, DFIT and mini-frac analysis, and laboratory services, such as fluid rheology, surfactant, clay control, scaling and biocide testing. It owns and operate two sand mines in the Permian Basin; and fleet of approximately 40 active hydraulic fracturing. In addition, the company provides services primarily in Permian Basin, the Eagle Ford Shale, the DJ Basin, the Williston Basin, the San Juan Basin, the Powder River Basin, the Haynesville Shale, the SCOOP/STACK, the Marcellus Shale, Utica Shale, and the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Liberty Energy Inc. was formerly known as Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. and changed its name to Liberty Energy Inc. in April 2022. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.Read More LBRT Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart LBRT Stock News HeadlinesSeptember 30, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAtb Cap Markets Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT)September 29, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comLiberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) Raised to "Outperform" at Atb Cap MarketsOctober 2, 2023 | Goldco (Ad)Biden's Digital Dollar NightmareOn July 20th, 2023, the Federal Reserve launched FedNow, which could spark the fuse for a Digital Dollar. If a Digital Dollar happens, the government could: Monitor every transaction, keep track of your spending habits, and potentially control your individual choices… Which MAY steal your freedoms in one way or another. And if you don’t plan for this now... Your retirement savings could be at risk of being frozen, hacked, or deleted. You’ll want to act fast... Because with Biden’s long history of voting against Americans... Who knows how much longer until Biden strikes again! Get your hands on this FREE Wealth Protection Kit today and learn how you could shield your savings and investments before it’s too late! September 29, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comLiberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) Expected to Post Q3 2023 Earnings of $0.82 Per ShareSeptember 28, 2023 | msn.comLiberty Energy: Don't Let The Stellar Revenue Growth Mislead YouSeptember 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty Energy (LBRT): A Hidden Gem or Overpriced Stock? An In-Depth Analysis of Its Market ValueSeptember 26, 2023 | msn.comONEOK (OKE) Completes Acquisition of Magellan Midstream PartnersSeptember 23, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comZacks Research Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT)October 2, 2023 | Goldco (Ad)Biden's Digital Dollar NightmareOn July 20th, 2023, the Federal Reserve launched FedNow, which could spark the fuse for a Digital Dollar. If a Digital Dollar happens, the government could: Monitor every transaction, keep track of your spending habits, and potentially control your individual choices… Which MAY steal your freedoms in one way or another. And if you don’t plan for this now... Your retirement savings could be at risk of being frozen, hacked, or deleted. You’ll want to act fast... Because with Biden’s long history of voting against Americans... Who knows how much longer until Biden strikes again! Get your hands on this FREE Wealth Protection Kit today and learn how you could shield your savings and investments before it’s too late! September 22, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comZacks Research Research Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT)September 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty Energy Inc. Announces Timing of Release of Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Conference CallSeptember 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty Energy Inc's Chairman & CEO Christopher Wright Sells 7,118 SharesSeptember 6, 2023 | benzinga.comChief Financial Officer of Liberty Energy Sold $1.04M In StockSeptember 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty Energy (LBRT): A Modestly Undervalued Gem in the Oil & Gas Industry?September 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty Energy Inc. (LBRT)August 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) Passed Our Checks, And It's About To Pay A US$0.05 DividendAugust 22, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comLiberty Oilfield Services (LBRT) Receives a Rating Update from a Top AnalystAugust 18, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty Oilfield Services (LBRT) Up 3% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?August 1, 2023 | msn.comDiamondback Energy CEO sees declining oilfield service prices on lower drillingJuly 24, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comRBC Capital Keeps Their Buy Rating on Liberty Oilfield Services (LBRT)July 24, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comGoldman Sachs Reaffirms Their Hold Rating on Liberty Oilfield Services (LBRT)July 24, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty (LBRT) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Miss EstimatesJuly 24, 2023 | insidermonkey.comLiberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) Q2 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptJuly 21, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comLiberty Oilfield Services (LBRT) Receives a Buy from Piper SandlerJuly 21, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comIs Now The Time To Put Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) On Your Watchlist?July 20, 2023 | reuters.comLiberty Energy expects steady oilfield service pricing even as demand easesJuly 20, 2023 | bizjournals.comFracking giant posts profit and revenue gains, predicts stability in U.S. oil and gasSee More Headlines Receive LBRT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Liberty Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address LBRT Company Calendar Last Earnings7/20/2023Ex-Dividend for 9/20 Dividend9/05/2023Dividend Payable9/20/2023Today10/01/2023Next Earnings (Confirmed)10/18/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Oil & gas field services, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryN/A SectorOils/Energy Current SymbolNYSE:LBRT CUSIPN/A CIK1694028 Webwww.libertyfrac.com Phone(303) 515-2800Fax303-515-2880Employees4,580Year Founded2011Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$20.75 High Stock Price Forecast$26.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$16.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+12.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.37 Trailing P/E Ratio5.50 Forward P/E Ratio5.94 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$399.60 million Net Margins12.63% Pretax Margin14.70% Return on Equity39.89% Return on Assets22.81% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.19 Current Ratio1.44 Quick Ratio1.17 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.15 billion Price / Sales0.76 Cash Flow$4.03 per share Price / Cash Flow4.59 Book Value$8.36 per share Price / Book2.22Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares170,390,000Free Float164,259,000Market Cap$3.16 billion OptionableOptionable Beta2.13 Social Links Ten Starter Stocks For Beginners to Buy NowJust getting into the stock market? These 10 simple stocks can help beginning investors build long-term wealth without knowing options, technicals, or other advanced strategies.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Christopher A. Wright (Age 58)Founder, Chairman & CEO Comp: $2.34MMr. Ron Gusek (Age 51)Pres Comp: $1.51MMr. Michael Stock (Age 61)CFO & Treasurer Comp: $1.38MMr. Ryan T. Gosney (Age 50)Chief Accounting Officer Comp: $872.41kMr. R. Sean Elliott (Age 48)Chief Legal Officer & Corp. Sec. Comp: $1.13MMr. Jim BradyFounder & VP of OperationsMs. Anjali Ramnath VoriaStrategic Fin. & Investor Relations LeadDr. Leen WeijersVP of EngineeringMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsNexTier Oilfield SolutionsNYSE:NEXNOWNYSE:DNOWNexGen EnergyNYSE:NXEBlack Stone MineralsNYSE:BSMNational Energy Services ReunitedNASDAQ:NESRView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsBarclays PLCSold 28,752 shares on 9/21/2023Ownership: 0.053%Farther Finance Advisors LLCBought 4,038 shares on 9/12/2023Ownership: 0.002%Christopher A WrightSold 1,932 sharesTotal: $34,776.00 ($18.00/share)Tucker Asset Management LLCBought 7,293 shares on 9/8/2023Ownership: 0.004%Christopher A WrightSold 4,100 sharesTotal: $73,800.00 ($18.00/share)View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions LBRT Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Liberty Energy stock right now? 8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Liberty Energy in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" LBRT shares. View LBRT analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Liberty Energy's stock price forecast for 2023? 8 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Liberty Energy's shares. Their LBRT share price forecasts range from $16.00 to $26.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $20.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for LBRT or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have LBRT shares performed in 2023? Liberty Energy's stock was trading at $16.01 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LBRT shares have increased by 15.7% and is now trading at $18.52. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Liberty Energy? Liberty Energy saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,710,000 shares, an increase of 31.2% from the August 31st total of 7,400,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,460,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.8 days. Currently, 5.9% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Liberty Energy's Short Interest. When is Liberty Energy's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 18th 2023. View our LBRT earnings forecast. How can I listen to Liberty Energy's earnings call? Liberty Energy will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 19th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 412-317-0088 with passcode "9116297". How were Liberty Energy's earnings last quarter? Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) announced its earnings results on Thursday, July, 20th. The company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.26 billion. Liberty Energy had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 39.89% and a net margin of 12.63%. The firm's revenue was up 27.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.55 earnings per share. How often does Liberty Energy pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Liberty Energy? Liberty Energy announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share on Wednesday, September 20th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.08%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 5th. Read our dividend analysis for LBRT. What ETFs hold Liberty Energy's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) stock in their portfolio include SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES), Invesco Oil & Gas Services ETF (PXJ), VanEck Oil Services ETF (OIH), Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (QVAL), iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF (IEZ), Direxion Daily Oil Services Bull 2X Shares (ONG), Horizon Kinetics Energy and Remediation ETF (NVIR) and First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC). Is Liberty Energy a good dividend stock? Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.08%. The dividend payout ratio is 5.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, LBRT will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.46% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for LBRT. What other stocks do shareholders of Liberty Energy own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Liberty Energy investors own include Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Allena Pharmaceuticals (ALNA), Halliburton (HAL), Energy Transfer (ET), Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure (SOI), Carnival Co. & (CCL), CGG (CGG), Callon Petroleum (CPE), Ensco Rowan (ESV) and Exelixis (EXEL). When did Liberty Energy IPO? (LBRT) raised $160 million in an initial public offering on Friday, January 12th 2018. The company issued 10,700,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Sachs, Wells Fargo Securities, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and Evercore ISI served as the underwriters for the IPO and Simmons & Company International (Energy Specialists of Piper Jaffray), Tudor, Pickering, Holt, Houlihan Lokey, Intrepid Partners, Petrie Partners Securities and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey were co-managers. What is Liberty Energy's stock symbol? Liberty Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LBRT." How do I buy shares of Liberty Energy? Shares of LBRT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Liberty Energy's stock price today? One share of LBRT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.52. How much money does Liberty Energy make? Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) has a market capitalization of $3.16 billion and generates $4.15 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $399.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.37 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Liberty Energy have? The company employs 4,580 workers across the globe. Does Liberty Energy have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiares of Liberty Energy: Freedom Proppant LLC, LOS Canada Holdings Inc., LOS Canada Operations ULC, LOS Kermit LLC, Liberty Oilfield Services LLC, Liberty Oilfield Services New HoldCo LLC, OneStim, PropX, Proppant Express Solutions LLC, Sanjel Corporation, and Titan Frac Services LLC.Read More How can I contact Liberty Energy? Liberty Energy's mailing address is 950 17TH STREET SUITE 2400, DENVER CO, 80202. The official website for the company is www.libertyfrac.com. The company can be reached via phone at (303) 515-2800, via email at ir@libertyfrac.com, or via fax at 303-515-2880. This page (NYSE:LBRT) was last updated on 10/2/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Liberty Energy Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. 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