Q1 2025 Earnings Estimate for Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) Issued By Atb Cap Markets

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Equities research analysts at Atb Cap Markets decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Liberty Energy in a research note issued on Thursday, July 18th. Atb Cap Markets analyst W. Syed now expects that the company will earn $0.51 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.53. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.19 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.67 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.59 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.98 EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 17th. The company reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.01. Liberty Energy had a net margin of 9.53% and a return on equity of 22.85%. The business had revenue of $1.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.16 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.87 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other analysts have also commented on the company. Barclays decreased their price objective on Liberty Energy from $27.00 to $26.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 19th. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $21.00 to $20.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 19th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $24.00 price target on shares of Liberty Energy in a research note on Monday, April 22nd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $24.78.

Liberty Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LBRT opened at $21.31 on Monday. Liberty Energy has a one year low of $15.36 and a one year high of $24.75. The stock has a market cap of $3.55 billion, a PE ratio of 7.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.74. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $21.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $21.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.35.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Energy

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. EdgeRock Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Liberty Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 69.2% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 713 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Liberty Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its holdings in Liberty Energy by 70.8% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 2,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 1,206 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in Liberty Energy by 27.7% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,273 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 709 shares during the last quarter. 98.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Liberty Energy

In related news, President Ron Gusek sold 50,000 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction on Monday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.99, for a total value of $1,149,500.00. Following the transaction, the president now owns 1,213,259 shares in the company, valued at $27,892,824.41. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In other news, CFO Michael Stock sold 4,374 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.01, for a total value of $91,897.74. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 785,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,497,199.07. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, President Ron Gusek sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.99, for a total transaction of $1,149,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now directly owns 1,213,259 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,892,824.41. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 176,000 shares of company stock worth $3,932,731 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 3.60% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 6th. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.31%. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 10.22%.

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.