Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.07 by ($0.01), FiscalAI reports. Liberty Energy had a return on equity of 1.14% and a net margin of 2.92%.

Liberty Energy Trading Up 0.8%

NYSE LBRT traded up $0.13 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $16.71. The stock had a trading volume of 4,890,153 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,258,128. Liberty Energy has a one year low of $14.76 and a one year high of $34.48. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $19.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.59, a P/E/G ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a current ratio of 1.99.

Liberty Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 4th will be paid a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 4th. This is an increase from Liberty Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. Liberty Energy’s payout ratio is 48.65%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Liberty Energy news, Director Arjun Murti bought 14,053 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 28th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $17.79 per share, for a total transaction of $250,002.87. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 41,621 shares in the company, valued at $740,437.59. This trade represents a 50.98% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 3,333 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total transaction of $66,660.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 753,713 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,074,260. This represents a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 16,665 shares of company stock worth $319,301. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Energy News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue increased 26% year over year to approximately $1.2 billion, while adjusted EBITDA reached $142 million. The company also distributed $15 million to shareholders. Liberty Energy Announces Third Quarter 2026 Financial and Operational Results
• Positive Sentiment: Liberty Energy raised its quarterly dividend 11.1% to $0.10 per share, or $0.40 annualized. Management cited an improving completions cycle and momentum in its power initiatives as evidence of confidence in the company’s long-term prospects. Liberty Energy Announces 11 Percent Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend
• Neutral Sentiment: An analyst rating update was reported, but the available details do not specify whether the recommendation changed. Liberty Energy Receives a Rating Update
• Negative Sentiment: Liberty Energy reported a $39 million net loss, equivalent to a GAAP loss of $0.24 per diluted share. Adjusted net income was $10 million, or $0.06 per share, which missed the $0.07 analyst consensus estimate. Low profitability remains a concern, with a reported net margin of 2.92% and return on equity of 1.14%. Liberty Energy Earnings Results
• Negative Sentiment: Piper Sandler reportedly lowered its price target for Liberty Energy to $29, signaling more cautious expectations even though the target remains above the current trading range. Piper Sandler Cuts Liberty Energy Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: The dividend increase supports investor confidence, but commentary indicates cash-flow trends are more complicated, raising questions about the sustainability of shareholder returns amid weak earnings. What Liberty Energy’s Dividend Raise Says About Management’s Confidence

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on LBRT. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $23.00 target price on shares of Liberty Energy in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen cut Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Barclays upgraded Liberty Energy from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $23.00 to $27.00 in a research report on Monday, September 28th. Citigroup dropped their price target on Liberty Energy from $28.50 to $27.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 30th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on Liberty Energy from $37.00 to $36.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $27.12.

About Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc is an oilfield services company that provides completion and production services to exploration and production companies. Its primary business is hydraulic fracturing, a well-stimulation technique used to improve the flow of oil and natural gas from unconventional reservoirs.

The company also offers wireline services, well diagnostics, frac data analysis, engineering support, and related technologies designed to help customers plan, execute, and evaluate well-completion operations.