Liberty Energy Q2 EPS Estimate Reduced by Atb Cap Markets

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Atb Cap Markets reduced their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for Liberty Energy in a research note issued on Friday, January 31st. Atb Cap Markets analyst W. Syed now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.34 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.42. Atb Cap Markets currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.90 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.04 EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.16 by ($0.06). Liberty Energy had a net margin of 7.32% and a return on equity of 14.37%.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Liberty Energy from $24.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 5th. TD Cowen dropped their price target on Liberty Energy from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Liberty Energy in a research report on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 target price on the stock. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $22.30.

Liberty Energy Stock Down 4.6 %

Shares of NYSE:LBRT opened at $18.30 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $19.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $19.74. Liberty Energy has a 1 year low of $16.57 and a 1 year high of $24.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.99 billion, a PE ratio of 9.79 and a beta of 1.66.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.75%. Liberty Energy’s payout ratio is 17.11%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Michael Stock sold 5,000 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.00, for a total value of $115,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 675,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,529,761. This trade represents a 0.74 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 12,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.44, for a total value of $209,280.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,606,813 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $45,462,818.72. This represents a 0.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 77,973 shares of company stock worth $1,500,285. 3.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Creative Planning grew its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 28.6% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 18,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $392,000 after buying an additional 4,169 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp lifted its stake in Liberty Energy by 13.4% in the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 90,862 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,898,000 after buying an additional 10,766 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 6.3% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 52,948 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,106,000 after purchasing an additional 3,132 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Liberty Energy in the second quarter valued at $642,000. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 10.8% during the 3rd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 28,277 shares of the company’s stock worth $540,000 after buying an additional 2,756 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

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.