Liberty Energy Inc. $LBRT Shares Sold by Bayforest Capital Ltd

Bayforest Capital Ltd decreased its holdings in Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) by 81.5% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 12,013 shares of the company’s stock after selling 52,818 shares during the quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd’s holdings in Liberty Energy were worth $148,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in Liberty Energy by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 94,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,491,000 after purchasing an additional 4,095 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 1,992.2% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 12,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $190,000 after buying an additional 11,455 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 0.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 868,978 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,756,000 after buying an additional 4,955 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 22.0% during the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 81,446 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,289,000 after buying an additional 14,663 shares during the period. Finally, Strs Ohio acquired a new position in Liberty Energy during the 1st quarter worth approximately $943,000. 98.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Liberty Energy Stock Performance

Shares of LBRT stock opened at $20.02 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.87 and a beta of 0.45. Liberty Energy Inc. has a one year low of $9.50 and a one year high of $23.58. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $18.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.32.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The company reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 period in the prior year, the business earned $0.45 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 16.8% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that Liberty Energy Inc. will post 0.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about Liberty Energy

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

• Neutral Sentiment: Company scheduled Q4 and full‑year 2025 results for release after the close on Jan 28, 2026, with a conference call on Jan 29 (CEO Ron Gusek presenting). This provides a near catalyst and potential for volatility around the print. Business Wire Release
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research lowered earnings estimates across multiple quarters and years (Q1‑2026 to ($0.22) from ($0.21); Q3/Q4‑2026 and Q1/Q3/Q4‑2027 cuts as well; FY2026 to ($0.59) from ($0.56); FY2027 to ($0.27) from ($0.24)). Zacks maintains a “Hold” rating, but the downward revisions signal weaker near‑term profitability expectations and likely contributed to today’s price weakness. MarketBeat / Zacks Note

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LBRT has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, October 19th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $14.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Liberty Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 15th. TD Cowen raised their target price on Liberty Energy from $15.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Citigroup raised Liberty Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $12.00 to $21.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Liberty Energy has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $19.27.

Liberty Energy 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.