Q1 EPS Estimates for Liberty Energy Raised by Zacks Research

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Liberty Energy in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn ($0.20) per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.22). Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.13) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.10) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.20) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.62) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.18) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at ($0.09) EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at ($0.12) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.55) EPS.

LBRT has been the subject of several other reports. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Piper Sandler upgraded Liberty Energy from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $17.00 to $32.00 in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating on shares of Liberty Energy in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Citigroup boosted their target price on Liberty Energy from $21.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Liberty Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $31.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $26.08.

Liberty Energy Trading Down 0.7%

Liberty Energy stock opened at $26.66 on Monday. Liberty Energy has a 1 year low of $9.50 and a 1 year high of $27.85. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $21.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $16.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The stock has a market cap of $4.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.95 and a beta of 0.49.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.16) by $0.21. Liberty Energy had a return on equity of 1.24% and a net margin of 3.69%.The company had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $880.59 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.10 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 78.5% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 8,575,840 shares of the company’s stock worth $105,826,000 after purchasing an additional 3,771,724 shares during the period. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its position in Liberty Energy by 1,529.2% in the 3rd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,753,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,976,000 after purchasing an additional 2,584,359 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in Liberty Energy by 184.7% in the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 3,287,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,687,000 after purchasing an additional 2,132,685 shares during the last quarter. Sourcerock Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Liberty Energy during the second quarter valued at approximately $23,653,000. Finally, Eventide Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Liberty Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,394,000. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Liberty Energy

In related news, insider R Sean Elliott sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.40, for a total transaction of $635,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 343,150 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,716,010. This represents a 6.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Arjun N. Murti purchased 9,696 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was bought at an average price of $25.79 per share, with a total value of $250,059.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 27,568 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $710,978.72. The trade was a 54.25% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 4th. Liberty Energy’s payout ratio is presently 40.45%.

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.