Liberty Energy Inc. $LBRT is Towle & Co.’s 8th Largest Position

Towle & Co. lowered its position in Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) by 54.1% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 266,651 shares of the company’s stock after selling 313,685 shares during the quarter. Liberty Energy makes up about 3.0% of Towle & Co.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest position. Towle & Co.’s holdings in Liberty Energy were worth $7,680,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in Liberty Energy by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 7,855 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 79.6% in the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 405 shares during the period. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System boosted its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 23,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $439,000 after buying an additional 477 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 22,583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $417,000 after buying an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Corp grew its holdings in Liberty Energy by 58.2% during the fourth quarter. First Horizon Corp now owns 1,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 596 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Chairman William F. Kimble sold 7,350 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.92, for a total transaction 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. This trade represents a 7.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 9,999 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.89, for a total value of $258,874.11. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 773,711 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,031,377.79. This represents a 1.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 54,012 shares of company stock worth $1,673,803 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Zacks Research cut Liberty Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $31.00 price target on shares of Liberty Energy in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $32.00 price target on shares of Liberty Energy in a report on Friday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley set a $35.00 price objective on shares of Liberty Energy in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $28.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Liberty Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.09.

Key Liberty Energy News

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

Liberty Energy Trading Down 21.5%

Shares of LBRT stock opened at $19.73 on Friday. Liberty Energy Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $9.90 and a fifty-two week high of $34.48. The stock has a market cap of $3.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.67, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.54. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $27.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $27.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.97, a current ratio of 2.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $1.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 for the quarter was up 14.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.12 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Liberty Energy Inc. will post 0.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared 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 dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 39.56%.

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. 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.