NYSE:LBRT Liberty Energy - LBRT Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium 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. $12.96 +0.41 (+3.27%) (As of 03/28/2023 02:39 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$12.33▼$13.2650-Day Range$11.62▼$16.4752-Week Range$10.71▼$20.05Volume2.73 million shsAverage Volume3.22 million shsMarket Capitalization$2.28 billionP/E Ratio6.11Dividend Yield1.54%Price Target$20.41 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Liberty Energy MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.71 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside54.5% Upside$20.41 Price TargetShort InterestBearish5.58% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.99Based on 4 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth10.82%From $3.42 to $3.79 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.3.01 out of 5 starsOils/Energy Sector36th out of 247 stocksOil & Gas Field Services, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry4th out of 19 stocks 3.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLiberty Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $20.41, Liberty Energy has a forecasted upside of 54.5% from its current price of $13.21.Amount of Analyst CoverageLiberty Energy has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted5.58% 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 3, 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 34.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldLiberty Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 1.69%, 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 9.43%. 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 5.28% 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 0.99. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Liberty Energy this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 13 people have searched for LBRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -13% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows13 people have added Liberty Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 117% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Liberty Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.60% of the stock of Liberty Energy is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions85.26% 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 3.8 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Liberty Energy are expected to grow by 10.82% in the coming year, from $3.42 to $3.79 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Liberty Energy is 6.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 119.94.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Liberty Energy is 6.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 58.88.Price to Earnings Growth RatioLiberty Energy has a PEG Ratio of 0.60. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLiberty Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.58. 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. engages in the provision of hydraulic fracturing services to onshore oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in North America. The company was founded on December 21, 2016 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.Read More 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 Stock News HeadlinesMarch 23, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWhy Liberty Energy (LBRT) is a Go-to Stock in the Energy SpaceMarch 19, 2023 | benzinga.comLiberty Energy Stock (NYSE:LBRT), DividendsMarch 28, 2023 | Legacy Research (Affiliate) (Ad)"Prepare for Five Years of Famine"Market Wizard who predicted all indexes would be negative in 2022 shares shocking new forecastMarch 18, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comLiberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) Shares Gap Down to $12.68February 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty Energy Inc. (LBRT) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should KnowFebruary 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) Will Pay A US$0.05 Dividend In Four DaysFebruary 24, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty Oilfield Services (LBRT) Up 0.1% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?February 23, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty Oilfield Services (LBRT) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should KnowMarch 28, 2023 | Legacy Research (Affiliate) (Ad)"Prepare for Five Years of Famine"Market Wizard who predicted all indexes would be negative in 2022 shares shocking new forecastFebruary 22, 2023 | seekingalpha.comLBRT Liberty Energy Inc.February 13, 2023 | msn.comLiberty Energy Inc. (LBRT) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on ItFebruary 4, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEnergy CEO Fights Climate Science. And LinkedIn. North Face, Too.February 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWall Street Analysts Think Liberty Oilfield Services (LBRT) Could Surge 37.4%: Read This Before Placing a BetFebruary 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWhy Liberty Oilfield Services (LBRT) Might be Well Poised for a SurgeJanuary 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty (LBRT) Posts Q4 Earnings Beat on Execution, PricingJanuary 31, 2023 | 247wallst.comLiberty Oilfield Services Declares $0.05 DividendJanuary 30, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comInvestors Heavily Search Liberty Energy Inc. (LBRT): Here is What You Need to KnowJanuary 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty Energy Full Year 2022 Earnings: In Line With ExpectationsJanuary 26, 2023 | seekingalpha.comLiberty Energy Inc. (LBRT) Q4 2022 Earnings Call TranscriptJanuary 24, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty Energy Increases Share Repurchase Authorization to $500 Million and Announces Quarterly Cash DividendJanuary 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty's (LBRT) Q4 Earnings Preview: Key Things To ConsiderJanuary 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty Oilfield Services (LBRT) Stock Moves -0.61%: What You Should KnowJanuary 12, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comHere is What to Know Beyond Why Liberty Energy Inc. (LBRT) is a Trending StockJanuary 11, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty Oilfield Services (LBRT) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should KnowJanuary 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty Oilfield Services (LBRT) Upgraded to Strong Buy: Here's What You Should KnowJanuary 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWall Street Analysts Believe Liberty Oilfield Services (LBRT) Could Rally 48.17%: Here's is How to TradeDecember 28, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty Energy Inc. Announces Timing of Release of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results and Conference CallSee More Headlines View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart 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 Earnings1/25/2023Ex-Dividend for 3/20 Dividend3/03/2023Dividend Payable3/20/2023Today3/28/2023Next Earnings (Confirmed)4/19/2023Fiscal 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$20.41 High Stock Price Forecast$25.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$16.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+62.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.71 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.12 Trailing P/E Ratio5.92 Forward P/E Ratio3.67 P/E Growth0.6Net Income$399.60 million Net Margins9.63% Pretax Margin9.63% Return on Equity29.23% Return on Assets16.60% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.16 Current Ratio1.47 Quick Ratio1.14 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.15 billion Price / Sales0.53 Cash Flow$4.27 per share Price / Cash Flow2.94 Book Value$8.36 per share Price / Book1.50Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares176,110,000Free Float169,772,000Market Cap$2.21 billion OptionableOptionable Beta2.14 Social Links Key ExecutivesChristopher A. WrightChairman & Chief Executive OfficerRon GusekPresidentJim BradyVice President-OperationsMichael StockChief Financial Officer & TreasurerR. Sean ElliottSecretary, Vice President & General CounselKey CompetitorsExpro GroupNYSE:XPROProFracNASDAQ:ACDCNexTier Oilfield SolutionsNYSE:NEXRPCNYSE:RESOceaneering InternationalNYSE:OIIView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsVoya Investment Management LLCBought 2,829 shares on 2/28/2023Ownership: 0.033%Macquarie Group Ltd.Sold 85,409 shares on 2/21/2023Ownership: 1.631%Alliancebernstein L.P.Sold 16,100 shares on 2/16/2023Ownership: 0.090%Point72 Middle East FZEBought 49,639 shares on 2/16/2023Ownership: 0.027%State of WyomingBought 6,601 shares on 2/16/2023Ownership: 0.010%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions LBRT Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Liberty Energy stock right now? 7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Liberty Energy in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" LBRT shares. View LBRT analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Liberty Energy's stock price forecast for 2023? 7 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Liberty Energy's shares. Their LBRT share price forecasts range from $16.00 to $25.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $20.41 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 62.6% 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 start of the year. Since then, LBRT shares have decreased by 21.6% and is now trading at $12.55. 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 March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,970,000 shares, an increase of 34.3% from the February 28th total of 6,680,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,020,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.0 days. Approximately 5.6% of the company's shares 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, April 19th 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, April 20th 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 "1944606". How were Liberty Energy's earnings last quarter? Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January, 25th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.19 billion. Liberty Energy had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 29.23% and a net margin of 9.63%. How often does Liberty Energy pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Liberty Energy? Liberty Energy declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 24th. Investors of record on Monday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share on Monday, March 20th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 3rd. 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 Dynamic Oil & Gas Services ETF (PXJ), VanEck Oil Services ETF (OIH), Direxion Daily Oil Services Bull 2X Shares (ONG), iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF (IEZ), First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC), Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV) and Invesco DWA SmallCap Momentum ETF (DWAS). 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 1.69%. The dividend payout ratio is 9.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, LBRT will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.28% 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 (IPO) 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." Who are Liberty Energy's major shareholders? Liberty Energy's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (5.85%), Van ECK Associates Corp (3.80%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.80%), Millennium Management LLC (1.65%), JFG Wealth Management LLC (1.58%) and Macquarie Group Ltd. (1.63%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher A Wright, Energy Part Riverstone/Carlyle, Limited/Nv Schlumberger, Michael Stock, R Sean Elliott, Ron Gusek and Ryan T Gosney. View institutional ownership trends. 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 $12.55. How much money does Liberty Energy make? Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) has a market capitalization of $2.21 billion and generates $4.15 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $399.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.12 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 3/28/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. 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