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

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the fourteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $19.2727.

LBRT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Citigroup upgraded shares of Liberty Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $12.00 to $21.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $20.00 price objective on shares of Liberty Energy in a report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Liberty Energy in a report on Monday, December 29th. Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Liberty Energy in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $15.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Energy

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of LBRT. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC acquired a new position in shares of Liberty Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at about $202,000. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in Liberty Energy by 10.6% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 6,093,383 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,952,000 after purchasing an additional 584,774 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its holdings in Liberty Energy by 112.6% in the second quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 38,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $437,000 after buying an additional 20,158 shares during the period. Peregrine Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Liberty Energy by 33.9% in the second quarter. Peregrine Capital Management LLC now owns 317,895 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,649,000 after buying an additional 80,403 shares during the period. Finally, Callodine Capital Management LP lifted its position in Liberty Energy by 203.3% during the second quarter. Callodine Capital Management LP now owns 1,057,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,134,000 after buying an additional 708,453 shares in the last quarter. 98.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Liberty Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE LBRT opened at $20.02 on Thursday. 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 has a one year low of $9.50 and a one year high of $23.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.87 and a beta of 0.45. The company’s fifty day moving average is $18.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.50.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 company had revenue of $947.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $967.05 million. Liberty Energy had a net margin of 4.76% and a return on equity of 1.69%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.45 EPS. Analysts forecast that Liberty Energy will post 0.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting 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

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.