Liberty Energy Q1 EPS Forecast Decreased by Seaport Res Ptn

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Liberty Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Sunday, January 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst T. Curran now anticipates that the company will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.34. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.72 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Liberty Energy in a report on Friday, December 13th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 target price on the stock. Atb Cap Markets upgraded Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $25.00 to $23.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $25.00 to $24.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Liberty Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $22.60.

Liberty Energy Trading Up 2.3 %

Liberty Energy stock opened at $21.67 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $3.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.32 and a beta of 1.66. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $18.48 and a 200-day moving average of $19.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 0.97. Liberty Energy has a one year low of $16.57 and a one year high of $24.75.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The company reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.55 by ($0.10). Liberty Energy had a return on equity of 18.50% and a net margin of 8.02%. The business had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.14 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.85 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Liberty Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th were issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.48%. This is a positive change from Liberty Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 6th. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.24%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 2,037 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.15, for a total transaction of $36,971.55. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,578,813 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,805,455.95. This represents a 0.08 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.45, for a total value of $92,250.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 720,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,287,819.15. This trade represents a 0.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 77,973 shares of company stock worth $1,471,335 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 3.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of LBRT. Covestor Ltd raised its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 96.8% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 838 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP increased its stake in Liberty Energy by 237.5% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,991 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 1,401 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Liberty Energy by 82.1% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,174 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 1,431 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in Liberty Energy by 93.2% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 2,016 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 24.8% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 4,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 974 shares in the last quarter. 98.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Liberty Energy

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.