Mizuho Markets Americas LLC Makes New $1.94 Million Investment in Liberty Energy Inc. $LBRT

Mizuho Markets Americas LLC bought a new position in shares of Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 67,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,935,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of LBRT. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 4.5% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 94,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,491,000 after purchasing an additional 4,095 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Liberty Energy by 1,992.2% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 12,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $190,000 after purchasing an additional 11,455 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in Liberty Energy by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 868,978 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,756,000 after purchasing an additional 4,955 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its position in Liberty Energy by 22.0% during the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 81,446 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,289,000 after purchasing an additional 14,663 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in Liberty Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at $119,000. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE LBRT opened at $19.73 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $27.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $27.22. The stock has a market cap of $3.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.67, a PEG ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.54. The company has a current ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75. Liberty Energy Inc. has a 12 month low of $9.90 and a 12 month high of $34.48.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $1.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.09 billion. Liberty Energy had a net margin of 2.92% and a return on equity of 1.13%. The business’s revenue was up 14.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.12 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Liberty Energy Inc. will post 0.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be issued a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 39.56%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LBRT has been the topic of several research reports. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Liberty Energy from $28.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Zacks Research cut shares of Liberty Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Liberty Energy in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $32.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.09.

Liberty Energy News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Liberty Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Liberty Energy beat second-quarter expectations, reporting $0.09 EPS on $1.19 billion in revenue, with revenue up 14% year over year. The company also posted net income of $43 million and adjusted EBITDA of $151 million, which supports the case that core demand remains healthy. Liberty Energy Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial and Operational Results
• Positive Sentiment: The company announced a strategic joint venture with PowerBridge to help develop a planned 2 GW powered data center campus in Texas, which could open a new growth avenue tied to rising power demand from AI/data centers. Liberty Energy and PowerBridge Form Strategic Joint Venture to Support Powered Data Center Campus Development
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary highlighted unusually high options trading and a Zacks downgrade from “strong-buy” to “hold,” suggesting sentiment has become more cautious despite the earnings beat. Tickerreport.com article
• Negative Sentiment: Liberty Energy raised its full-year capital expenditure outlook, which likely spooked investors by signaling heavier spending ahead and potentially lower near-term free cash flow. Liberty Energy plunges after hiking full-year capex outlook

Insider Activity

In other Liberty Energy news, Chairman William F. Kimble sold 7,350 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.92, for a total value of $249,312.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 89,805 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,046,185.60. The trade was a 7.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 9,999 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.89, for a total value of $258,874.11. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 773,711 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,031,377.79. This trade represents a 1.28% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 54,012 shares of company stock valued at $1,673,803. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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. As of as of December 31, 2023, the company owned and operated a fleet of approximately 40 active hydraulic fracturing; and two sand mines in the Permian Basin.