Liberty Energy (LBRT) Competitors $10.89 +0.20 (+1.87%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.96 +0.06 (+0.60%) As of 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) and Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Is LBRT or PTEN a better dividend stock? Liberty Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Liberty Energy pays out 24.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -11.6% 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Patterson-UTI Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LBRT or PTEN? 98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Liberty Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor LBRT or PTEN? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Liberty Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 4 mentions for Liberty Energy. Liberty Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Patterson-UTI Energy's score of 1.24 indicating that Liberty Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Liberty Energy 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Patterson-UTI Energy 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LBRT or PTEN? Liberty Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioLiberty Energy$4.32B0.41$316.01M$1.308.38Patterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.39-$968.03M-$2.76-1.96 Do analysts rate LBRT or PTEN? Liberty Energy currently has a consensus price target of $15.05, suggesting a potential upside of 38.20%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus price target of $7.90, suggesting a potential upside of 46.03%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than Liberty Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Liberty Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64Patterson-UTI Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Which has more volatility & risk, LBRT or PTEN? Liberty Energy has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is LBRT or PTEN 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 Liberty Energy5.29% 6.01% 3.58% Patterson-UTI Energy -21.49%-1.94%-1.16% SummaryLiberty Energy beats Patterson-UTI Energy on 12 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. 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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$1.73B$5.93B$7.79B$21.53BDividend Yield2.99%2.94%10.78%3.50%P/E Ratio8.3817.9939.5529.84Price / Sales0.415.16885.5552.61Price / Cash2.217.7235.5018.13Price / Book0.891.813.994.65Net Income$316.01M$411.58M$4.29B$999.94M7 Day Performance7.34%1.83%1.20%0.79%1 Month Performance-0.73%6.63%3.42%4.54%1 Year Performance-43.75%7.83%15.19%16.77% Liberty Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LBRTLiberty Energy4.4848 of 5 stars$10.89+1.9%$15.05+38.2%-44.7%$1.73B$4.32B8.385,700PTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.0546 of 5 stars$5.62-0.9%$7.90+40.6%-30.0%$2.18B$5.38B0.009,200Positive NewsHALHalliburton4.8454 of 5 stars$21.76-1.6%$32.05+47.3%-20.2%$18.84B$22.94B8.5748,000HPHelmerich & Payne3.7486 of 5 stars$20.06-0.7%$22.20+10.7%-29.3%$2.01B$2.76B11.816,200Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.4817 of 5 stars$23.46-0.7%$26.67+13.7%-0.1%$4.51B$1.32B11.87210Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMTDRMatador Resources4.3237 of 5 stars$47.32-1.9%$67.53+42.7%-4.3%$6.01B$3.50B6.93290News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastMURMurphy Oil4.8484 of 5 stars$25.31+1.5%$29.69+17.3%-24.4%$3.56B$3.03B13.11690Analyst ForecastNBRNabors Industries1.7284 of 5 stars$39.21+2.1%$43.00+9.7%-32.3%$604.46M$2.97B0.0012,400Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionPUMPProPetro3.7203 of 5 stars$4.66-2.2%$8.80+88.7%-36.4%$495.92M$1.44B36.691,900High Trading VolumeRESRPC3.3279 of 5 stars$4.71-0.5%$4.69-0.4%-22.7%$1.04B$1.42B16.312,597Positive NewsWHDCactus4.3214 of 5 stars$41.86-2.2%$50.75+21.2%-29.1%$3.42B$1.13B14.811,600 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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