Live Earnings Conference Call: Liberty Energy's Q3 2025 earnings call is happening now. Follow this link to listen to the live Q3 2025 earnings call for Liberty Energy. Listen live. Liberty Energy (LBRT) Competitors $12.64 +0.70 (+5.84%) As of 10:40 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LBRT vs. PTEN, HAL, HP, MGY, MTDR, MUR, NBR, PUMP, RES, and WHDShould you be buying Liberty Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Liberty Energy include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Helmerich & Payne (HP), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Nabors Industries (NBR), ProPetro (PUMP), RPC (RES), and Cactus (WHD). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Liberty Energy vs. Its Competitors Patterson-UTI Energy Halliburton Helmerich & Payne Magnolia Oil & Gas Matador Resources Murphy Oil Nabors Industries ProPetro RPC Cactus Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) and Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend PTEN or LBRT? Patterson-UTI Energy currently has a consensus target price of $7.80, indicating a potential upside of 38.91%. Liberty Energy has a consensus target price of $14.85, indicating a potential upside of 21.13%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than Liberty Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Patterson-UTI Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Liberty Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Do institutionals and insiders believe in PTEN or LBRT? 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Liberty Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is PTEN or LBRT more profitable? Liberty Energy has a net margin of 5.29% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -21.49%. Liberty Energy's return on equity of 6.01% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Patterson-UTI Energy-21.49% -1.94% -1.16% Liberty Energy 5.29%6.01%3.58% Which has more risk & volatility, PTEN or LBRT? Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Energy has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, PTEN or LBRT? Liberty Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPatterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.40-$968.03M-$2.76-2.03Liberty Energy$4.32B0.46$316.01M$1.309.43 Does the media refer more to PTEN or LBRT? In the previous week, Liberty Energy had 7 more articles in the media than Patterson-UTI Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Liberty Energy and 9 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy. Liberty Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Patterson-UTI Energy's score of 0.75 indicating that Liberty Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Patterson-UTI Energy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Liberty Energy 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PTEN or LBRT a better dividend stock? Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Liberty Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Liberty Energy pays out 24.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Liberty Energy has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Patterson-UTI Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryLiberty Energy beats Patterson-UTI Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Liberty Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LBRT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LBRT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LBRT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLiberty EnergyOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.95B$5.62B$7.76B$21.97BDividend Yield2.59%3.10%10.84%3.59%P/E Ratio9.2418.7073.0732.64Price / Sales0.464.271,478.2682.90Price / Cash2.558.2336.7624.53Price / Book1.001.864.944.62Net Income$316.01M$411.58M$4.28B$1.01B7 Day Performance1.70%2.79%0.41%1.64%1 Month Performance12.48%-1.50%1.60%-0.07%1 Year Performance-33.01%4.00%16.93%11.46% Liberty Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LBRTLiberty Energy4.5053 of 5 stars$12.64+5.8%$14.85+17.5%-40.3%$2.05B$4.32B9.755,700News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreasePTENPatterson-UTI Energy3.9843 of 5 stars$5.81+4.5%$7.90+36.0%-30.2%$2.14B$5.38B-2.119,200Upcoming EarningsHALHalliburton4.825 of 5 stars$24.36+0.2%$31.30+28.5%-25.5%$20.73B$22.94B11.3848,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHPHelmerich & Payne3.2244 of 5 stars$23.69+2.8%$23.30-1.6%-33.3%$2.29B$2.76B-71.796,200MGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.8299 of 5 stars$23.94+1.3%$26.42+10.3%-13.8%$4.51B$1.32B11.88210Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionMTDRMatador Resources4.4722 of 5 stars$44.82-0.4%$66.50+48.4%-17.1%$5.60B$3.50B6.56290Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMURMurphy Oil4.3029 of 5 stars$30.68+0.8%$28.15-8.2%-16.9%$4.35B$3.03B15.90690Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNBRNabors Industries2.0767 of 5 stars$44.68+4.4%$44.00-1.5%-46.7%$673.23M$2.97B-3.1812,400Analyst ForecastGap UpPUMPProPetro3.9014 of 5 stars$5.51-0.2%$7.80+41.6%-37.2%$573.90M$1.44B42.461,900Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionRESRPC3.1992 of 5 stars$4.78-0.2%$4.69-1.9%-37.6%$1.06B$1.42B18.392,597Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsWHDCactus4.2736 of 5 stars$37.27-0.9%$50.75+36.2%-43.7%$3.00B$1.13B13.011,600 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Patterson-UTI Energy Competitors Halliburton Competitors Helmerich & Payne Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors Matador Resources Competitors Murphy Oil Competitors Nabors Industries Competitors ProPetro Competitors RPC Competitors Cactus Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LBRT) was last updated on 10/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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