Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for Liberty Energy Inc. Raised by Zacks Research (NYSE:LBRT)

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Liberty Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 22nd. Zacks Research analyst T. Saha now expects that the company will earn $0.58 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.54. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.52 per share.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 18th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.54 by ($0.06). Liberty Energy had a return on equity of 26.46% and a net margin of 10.43%. The business had revenue of $1.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.90 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 12.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on LBRT. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 19th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $20.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, April 15th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 19th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $24.00 target price on shares of Liberty Energy in a report on Monday, April 22nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $24.30.

Liberty Energy Stock Performance

LBRT opened at $23.25 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $21.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $20.24. Liberty Energy has a 1-year low of $11.62 and a 1-year high of $24.36. The company has a market cap of $3.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.49, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.83.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Liberty Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $800,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 1,777.4% in the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 233,280 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,232,000 after acquiring an additional 220,854 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 12.4% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,241,076 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,505,000 after acquiring an additional 247,074 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management lifted its position in Liberty Energy by 522.2% during the fourth quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 897,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,275,000 after purchasing an additional 752,980 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Liberty Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,532,000. 98.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Liberty Energy news, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.27, for a total transaction of $405,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 2,830,402 shares in the company, valued at $57,372,248.54. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In other Liberty Energy news, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.27, for a total transaction of $405,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 2,830,402 shares in the company, valued at $57,372,248.54. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, President Ron Gusek sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.99, for a total transaction of $1,149,500.00. Following the transaction, the president now owns 1,213,259 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,892,824.41. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 188,459 shares of company stock worth $4,168,391 over the last quarter. 3.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 6th. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.20%. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 10.22%.

Liberty Energy Company Profile

Liberty Energy Inc provides hydraulic services and related technologies to onshore oil and natural gas exploration, and production companies in North America. The company offers hydraulic fracturing services, including complementary services, such as wireline services, proppant delivery solutions, field gas processing and treating, compressed natural gas (CNG) delivery, data analytics, related goods comprising sand mine operations, and technologies; and well site fueling and logistics.