Liberty Energy (LBRT) Competitors $11.50 -0.76 (-6.22%) As of 10:55 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. APA, PTEN, HAL, HP, MUR, NBR, PUMP, RES, SLB, and WHDShould you be buying Liberty Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Liberty Energy include APA (APA), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Helmerich & Payne (HP), Murphy Oil (MUR), Nabors Industries (NBR), ProPetro (PUMP), RPC (RES), Schlumberger (SLB), and Cactus (WHD). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Liberty Energy vs. Its Competitors APA Patterson-UTI Energy Halliburton Helmerich & Payne Murphy Oil Nabors Industries ProPetro RPC Schlumberger Cactus APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation. Is APA or LBRT more profitable? APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to Liberty Energy's net margin of 6.03%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Liberty Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets APA9.75% 23.22% 7.63% Liberty Energy 6.03%10.30%6.15% Does the media prefer APA or LBRT? In the previous week, APA had 39 more articles in the media than Liberty Energy. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for APA and 3 mentions for Liberty Energy. Liberty Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat APA's score of 0.55 indicating that Liberty Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment APA 13 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Liberty Energy 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, APA or LBRT? APA has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Energy has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate APA or LBRT? APA presently has a consensus price target of $24.72, indicating a potential upside of 28.88%. Liberty Energy has a consensus price target of $15.83, indicating a potential upside of 34.33%. Given Liberty Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Energy is more favorable than APA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score APA 3 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.06Liberty Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69 Which has better valuation & earnings, APA or LBRT? APA has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Energy. APA 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 RatioAPA$9.74B0.71$804M$2.786.90Liberty Energy$4.32B0.44$316.01M$1.517.81 Do institutionals and insiders believe in APA or LBRT? 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Liberty Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is APA or LBRT a better dividend stock? APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Liberty Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. APA pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Liberty Energy pays out 21.2% 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. SummaryAPA beats Liberty Energy on 11 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. Email Address 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$1.91B$5.24B$7.70B$20.67BDividend Yield2.57%2.94%10.93%3.72%P/E Ratio7.8210.2864.7427.48Price / Sales0.444.6028,319.1057.77Price / Cash2.587.4335.2017.84Price / Book0.961.713.884.60Net Income$316.01M$397.37M$4.24B$991.76M7 Day Performance-7.12%-3.78%0.35%0.20%1 Month Performance-14.03%-3.54%0.93%5.31%1 Year Performance-45.38%-3.05%10.08%9.58% Liberty Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LBRTLiberty Energy4.5572 of 5 stars$11.50-6.2%$15.65+36.1%-42.1%$1.87B$4.32B7.665,700Analyst ForecastAPAAPA3.7962 of 5 stars$19.41-0.6%$24.83+27.9%-35.0%$7.02B$9.74B6.982,305Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.6686 of 5 stars$6.17-2.2%$9.50+54.0%-38.5%$2.38B$5.38B-2.379,200Analyst ForecastHALHalliburton4.8828 of 5 stars$20.94-2.7%$33.53+60.1%-35.0%$18.00B$22.94B8.7648,000Upcoming EarningsHPHelmerich & Payne4.8948 of 5 stars$16.11-1.9%$26.09+62.0%-56.2%$1.60B$2.76B7.366,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMURMurphy Oil4.7947 of 5 stars$23.88-2.4%$29.15+22.1%-37.3%$3.41B$3.03B9.18690NBRNabors Industries2.7721 of 5 stars$31.80+2.1%$43.29+36.1%-56.4%$499.26M$2.97B-2.0312,400Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPUMPProPetro3.4238 of 5 stars$6.15-2.5%$9.75+58.5%-25.4%$639.05M$1.40B-4.301,900News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownRESRPC3.1915 of 5 stars$5.13-1.0%$5.75+12.1%-16.4%$1.13B$1.42B14.252,597News CoverageAnalyst ForecastSLBSchlumberger4.9173 of 5 stars$34.98-1.9%$50.85+45.4%-21.8%$47.58B$36.29B11.86110,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsWHDCactus3.9184 of 5 stars$43.92-3.0%$52.33+19.2%-19.9%$3.51B$1.13B15.631,600 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Competitors Patterson-UTI Energy Competitors Halliburton Competitors Helmerich & Payne Competitors Murphy Oil Competitors Nabors Industries Competitors ProPetro Competitors RPC Competitors Schlumberger 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 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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