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. $15.43 +0.04 (+0.26%) (As of 01/30/2023 05:12 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$15.23▼$15.7750-Day Range$14.20▼$16.9152-Week Range$10.45▼$20.05Volume5.49 million shsAverage Volume3.06 million shsMarket Capitalization$2.82 billionP/E Ratio7.28Dividend Yield1.30%Price Target$20.41 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Liberty Energy MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.75 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside32.3% Upside$20.41 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy3.90% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment1.09Based on 13 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$668,250 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth3.43%From $3.21 to $3.32 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.2.81 out of 5 starsOils/Energy Sector28th out of 241 stocksOil & Gas Field Services, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry5th out of 21 stocks 3.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLiberty Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 6 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 32.3% from its current price of $15.43.Amount of Analyst CoverageLiberty Energy has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted3.90% 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 2.7, 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 0.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldLiberty Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 1.30%, 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 6.02% 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 3.4 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentLiberty Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.09. 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 0.52 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Liberty Energy this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest18 people have searched for LBRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Liberty Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -71% 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 $668,250.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.40% 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 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Liberty Energy are expected to grow by 3.43% in the coming year, from $3.21 to $3.32 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Liberty Energy is 7.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 129.28.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Liberty Energy is 7.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 44.97.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLiberty Energy has a P/B Ratio of 2.33. 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 fracturing and wireline services, and related goods to onshore oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in North America. It also offers hydraulic fracturing pressure pumping services, including pressure pumping and pumpdown perforating services, as well wireline services, proppant delivery solutions, data analytics, related goods and technologies. In addition, the company owns operates two sand mines in the Permian Basin. As of December 31, 2021, it had a total of approximately 30 active frac fleets. The company offers its services primarily in the Permian Basin, the Eagle Ford Shale, the Denver-Julesburg Basin, the Williston Basin, and the Powder River Basin. The company was formerly known as Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. and changed its name to Liberty Energy Inc. in April 2022. Liberty Energy Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.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 HeadlinesJanuary 30, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comInvestors Heavily Search Liberty Energy Inc. (LBRT): Here is What You Need to KnowJanuary 28, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comLiberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) Price Target Lowered to $17.00 at CitigroupJanuary 30, 2023 | Porter & Company (Ad)The Next Big Crisis Is HereYou just can’t see it yet because it’s NOT a banking, financial, or economic crisis… it’s far worse and threatens every dollar in your retirement account.January 28, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comLiberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) Shares Down 3.5% January 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLiberty Energy Full Year 2022 Earnings: In Line With ExpectationsJanuary 27, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comLiberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) Shares Gap Up After Dividend AnnouncementJanuary 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 30, 2023 | Porter & Company (Ad)The Next Big Crisis Is HereYou just can’t see it yet because it’s NOT a banking, financial, or economic crisis… it’s far worse and threatens every dollar in your retirement account.January 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 CallDecember 23, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comInvesting in Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) a year ago would have delivered you a 52% gainDecember 21, 2022 | nz.finance.yahoo.comEquinor (EQNR) to Invest NOK 13.2B to Upgrade Hammerfest LNGDecember 1, 2022 | nasdaq.comHas Liberty Energy (LBRT) Outpaced Other Oils-Energy Stocks This Year?November 26, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comAre Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?November 23, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comIs Liberty Oilfield Services (LBRT) Stock a Solid Choice Right Now?November 23, 2022 | 247wallst.comSchlumberger Cuts Stake in Liberty Oilfield Services (LBRT) Despite Positive Q3 ResultsNovember 22, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comHere's Why Liberty Oilfield Services (LBRT) Could be Great Choice for a Bottom FisherNovember 18, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comWhy Is Liberty Oilfield Services (LBRT) Up 8.8% Since Last Earnings Report?November 17, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comAre Investors Undervaluing Liberty Energy (LBRT) Right Now?November 16, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comWall Street Analysts Believe Liberty Oilfield Services (LBRT) Could Rally 27%: Here's is How to TradeNovember 15, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comAre Oils-Energy Stocks Lagging Liberty Energy (LBRT) This Year?See 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 Earnings10/26/2021Ex-Dividend for 12/20 Dividend12/05/2022Dividend Payable12/20/2022Today1/30/2023Ex-Dividend for 3/20 Dividend3/03/2023Dividend Payable3/20/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)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) 515-2800Fax303-515-2880Employees3,601Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$20.41 High Stock Price Forecast$25.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$16.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+32.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.75 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.12 Trailing P/E Ratio7.28 Forward P/E Ratio4.81 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$399.60 million Net Margins9.63% Pretax Margin5.38% Return on Equity30.19% Return on Assets17.00% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.19 Current Ratio1.41 Quick Ratio1.15 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.15 billion Price / Sales0.68 Cash Flow$0.47 per share Price / Cash Flow32.80 Book Value$6.61 per share Price / Book2.33Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares182,490,000Free Float176,281,000Market Cap$2.82 billion OptionableOptionable Beta2.21 Key ExecutivesMr. Christopher A. Wright (Age 58)Founder, Chairman & CEO Comp: $809.4kMr. Ron Gusek (Age 51)Pres Comp: $625.4kMr. Michael Stock (Age 61)CFO & Treasurer Comp: $525.4kMr. Ryan T. Gosney (Age 50)Chief Accounting Officer Comp: $372.92kMr. R. Sean Elliott (Age 48)VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. Comp: $528.6kMr. Jim BradyFounder & VP of OperationsMs. Anjali Ramnath VoriaStrategic Fin. & Investor Relations LeadDr. Leen WeijersVP of EngineeringMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsNexTier Oilfield SolutionsNYSE:NEXProFracNASDAQ:ACDCProFracNASDAQ:PFHCRPCNYSE:RESExpro GroupNYSE:XPROView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsOAKMONT CorpSold 129,200 shares on 1/30/2023Ownership: 0.552%Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.Sold 5,078 shares on 1/30/2023Ownership: 0.048%New York State Teachers Retirement SystemBought 12,600 shares on 1/27/2023Ownership: 0.007%Calamos Advisors LLCBought 110,993 shares on 1/26/2023Ownership: 0.061%Strs OhioSold 13,100 shares on 1/26/2023Ownership: 0.032%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 equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Liberty Energy in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities 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? 8 brokerages 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 expect the company's stock price to reach $20.41 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 31.6% 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 3.1% and is now trading at $15.51. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Liberty Energy? Liberty Energy saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,410,000 shares, an increase of 14.5% from the November 30th total of 5,600,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,310,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.8 days. Approximately 4.0% of the company's stock 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 were Liberty Energy's earnings last quarter? Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 26th. The company reported ($0.22) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.12) by $0.10. The company earned $653.73 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $615.36 million. Liberty Energy had a net margin of 9.63% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 30.19%. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.39) 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, January 24th. Shareholders 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 1.29%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 3rd. Read our dividend analysis for LBRT. 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 1.30%. 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 6.02% 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." Who are Liberty Energy's major shareholders? Liberty Energy's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (1.10%), Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.31%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.06%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.05%), Ziegler Capital Management LLC (0.03%) and Strs Ohio (0.03%). 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 $15.51. How much money does Liberty Energy make? Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) has a market capitalization of $2.83 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 3,601 workers across the globe. 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. 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