Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) Receives $32.18 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, seven have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $32.0909.

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on LBRT. Morgan Stanley set a $35.00 price objective on shares of Liberty Energy in a report on Wednesday. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Liberty Energy from $32.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $31.00 price target on shares of Liberty Energy in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Liberty Energy from $28.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on Liberty Energy from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th.

Liberty Energy Stock Down 0.4%

NYSE:LBRT opened at $25.17 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75. Liberty Energy has a twelve month low of $9.90 and a twelve month high of $34.48. The company has a market cap of $4.11 billion, a PE ratio of 27.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 0.54. The company’s 50 day moving average is $28.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $27.01.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.13) by $0.19. Liberty Energy had a net margin of 3.71% and a return on equity of 1.41%. The business had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $954.71 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.04 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that Liberty Energy will post 0.27 EPS for the current year.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 18th. Investors of record on Friday, September 4th will be issued a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 39.56%.

Insider Activity at Liberty Energy

In other news, Chairman William F. Kimble sold 7,350 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.92, for a total value of $249,312.00. Following the sale, the chairman directly owned 89,805 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,046,185.60. This represents a 7.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 19,998 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.48, for a total transaction of $669,533.04. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 800,375 shares in the company, valued at $26,796,555. This trade represents a 2.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 54,012 shares of company stock worth $1,673,803. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its holdings in Liberty Energy by 5.7% in the first quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 187,592 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,403,000 after purchasing an additional 10,194 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 43.6% during the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 16,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $470,000 after buying an additional 4,955 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 6.3% during the 1st quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 16,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,000 after buying an additional 969 shares during the last quarter. Castleark Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Liberty Energy during the 1st quarter valued at about $7,626,000. Finally, Compound Planning Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Liberty Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $547,000. 98.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Liberty Energy

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

• Positive Sentiment: Liberty Energy and SLB formed a strategic alliance to deliver modular infrastructure and integrated power generation for data centers, opening a new growth avenue tied to AI infrastructure demand. SLB, Liberty Energy to Form Strategic Alliance for Data Center Infrastructure and Power
• Positive Sentiment: Liberty Energy announced a quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share, which reinforces shareholder returns and may help cushion sentiment. Liberty Energy Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts at Zacks said Liberty Energy is expected to beat earnings estimates in its upcoming Q2 report, which could provide a near-term earnings catalyst if results confirm the outlook. Liberty Energy (LBRT) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: What to Know Ahead of Q2 Release
• Positive Sentiment: Seeking Alpha upgraded Liberty Energy to Buy, arguing that its expanding power generation business and SLB partnership could support longer-term growth and higher valuation. Liberty Energy: Oh My, Have Things Changed (Rating Upgrade)
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple outlets reported the new SLB-Liberty partnership and the broader push to supply behind-the-meter power to data centers, but these are still early-stage developments that need execution before they can materially change earnings. SLB partners with Liberty Energy to supply modular parts, power to data centers
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary highlighted Liberty Energy’s pivot toward AI data center power and its upcoming Q2 earnings, but the stock still faces valuation questions and mixed investor sentiment. Liberty Energy stock overview
• Negative Sentiment: The company’s core completion-services business still faces pricing and earnings pressure, and that weakness is weighing on how investors value LBRT despite the new growth initiatives. Liberty Energy Q1 2026 earnings report

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. 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.