Q1 EPS Estimates for Liberty Energy Cut by Seaport Res Ptn

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Liberty Energy in a research note issued to investors on Sunday, February 2nd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst T. Curran now expects that the company will earn ($0.02) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.30. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.90 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.11 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.16 by ($0.06). Liberty Energy had a return on equity of 14.28% and a net margin of 7.32%.

LBRT has been the topic of a number of other reports. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Liberty Energy in a research note on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 price target on the stock. Atb Cap Markets upgraded shares of Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $22.30.

Liberty Energy Price Performance

Shares of LBRT stock opened at $18.30 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $19.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.68. Liberty Energy has a 12 month low of $16.57 and a 12 month high of $24.75. The company has a market capitalization of $2.99 billion, a PE ratio of 9.78 and a beta of 1.63.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LBRT. Covestor Ltd raised its position in Liberty Energy by 96.8% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,704 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 838 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its position in Liberty Energy by 237.5% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,991 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 1,401 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in Liberty Energy by 604.9% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 2,111 shares during the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management purchased a new position in Liberty Energy during the 4th quarter worth $60,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Liberty Energy by 82.1% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,174 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after buying an additional 1,431 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 2,037 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.15, for a total value of $36,971.55. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.51, for a total transaction of $97,550.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 700,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,661,038.57. The trade was a 0.71 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 60,973 shares of company stock worth $1,198,755. Corporate insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. Liberty Energy’s payout ratio is 17.11%.

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.