Brokers Set Expectations for Liberty Energy FY2025 Earnings

by · The Cerbat Gem

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT – Free Report) – Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Liberty Energy in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, November 6th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.08) for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.08. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.18) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.17) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.11) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.42) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.05) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.10) EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by ($0.05). Liberty Energy had a return on equity of 1.69% and a net margin of 4.76%.The firm had revenue of $947.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $967.05 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.45 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

LBRT has been the subject of several other reports. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $20.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Liberty Energy from $11.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Liberty Energy from $10.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Liberty Energy in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Piper Sandler set a $16.00 price target on Liberty Energy and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Liberty Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $16.30.

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Liberty Energy Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of Liberty Energy stock opened at $17.09 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.26 and a beta of 0.72. Liberty Energy has a 52-week low of $9.50 and a 52-week high of $23.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.32. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $13.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.51.

Liberty Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th will be issued a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 4th. This is a positive change from Liberty Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.14%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Citigroup Inc. boosted its position in Liberty Energy by 23.1% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 273,258 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,372,000 after buying an additional 51,266 shares during the period. Personal CFO Solutions LLC lifted its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 24.9% in the 3rd quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 16,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $207,000 after acquiring an additional 3,340 shares during the last quarter. Towle & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 11.8% in the 3rd quarter. Towle & Co. now owns 609,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,523,000 after acquiring an additional 64,130 shares during the last quarter. CenterBook Partners LP boosted its holdings in Liberty Energy by 101.8% during the 3rd quarter. CenterBook Partners LP now owns 106,789 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,318,000 after acquiring an additional 53,871 shares during the period. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP grew its position in Liberty Energy by 144.1% during the 3rd quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 91,946 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,135,000 after acquiring an additional 54,282 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

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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.

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