Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the fifteen research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $18.6364.

LBRT has been the topic of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Liberty Energy in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Zacks Research upgraded Liberty Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 15th. Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Liberty Energy in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. UBS Group started coverage on Liberty Energy in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $23.00 price target on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Liberty Energy from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $24.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 10th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of LBRT. Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Liberty Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Liberty Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in shares of Liberty Energy during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 213.7% during the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,607 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 2,457 shares during the period. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Liberty Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $48,000. 98.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Liberty Energy Stock Performance

LBRT opened at $17.46 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.59 and a beta of 0.47. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $17.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.70. Liberty Energy has a 1 year low of $9.50 and a 1 year high of $23.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.05.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 16th. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $947.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $967.05 million. Liberty Energy had a return on equity of 1.69% and a net margin of 4.76%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.45 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Liberty Energy will post 0.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Liberty Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were paid a $0.09 dividend. This is an increase from Liberty Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 4th. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 32.14%.

More Liberty Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bull thesis: independent investors argue Liberty is transitioning from cyclical oilfield services toward recurring, behind‑the‑meter (BTM) power solutions—which could broaden margins, create recurring revenue streams and support a higher multiple versus legacy peers. This narrative is drawing attention and buying interest. Liberty Energy Inc. (LBRT): A bull case theory (MSN) Liberty Energy Inc. (LBRT): A Bull Case Theory (InsiderMonkey) Liberty Energy Inc. (LBRT): A Bull Case Theory (Yahoo)
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research cut multiple near‑term and multi‑year EPS estimates (several Q4’25–FY2027 revisions) and maintains a “Hold” view—the analyst downgrades reflect weaker near‑term earnings/margin assumptions and are a headwind for sentiment until results or guidance show improvement.

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.