Seaport Res Ptn Weighs in on Liberty Energy Q1 Earnings

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Liberty Energy in a report released on Sunday, February 2nd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst T. Curran forecasts that the company will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter. Seaport Res Ptn 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. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by ($0.06). Liberty Energy had a net margin of 7.32% and a return on equity of 14.28%.

LBRT has been the subject of a number of other reports. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. TD Cowen reduced their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Evercore ISI raised shares of Liberty Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on Liberty Energy from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 31st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $22.30.

Liberty Energy Stock Performance

NYSE:LBRT opened at $17.71 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $19.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $19.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. Liberty Energy has a 12-month low of $16.57 and a 12-month high of $24.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.47 and a beta of 1.63.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Covestor Ltd grew its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 96.8% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,704 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 838 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP increased its position in Liberty Energy by 237.5% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,991 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,401 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 604.9% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 2,111 shares in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Liberty Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $60,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Liberty Energy by 82.1% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,174 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 1,431 shares in the last quarter. 98.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Liberty Energy

In other news, CEO Christopher A. Wright sold 2,936 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.16, for a total transaction of $56,253.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,543,877 shares in the company, valued at approximately $48,740,683.32. This trade represents a 0.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.49, for a total transaction of $184,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 705,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,039,277.43. The trade was a 1.40 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 68,936 shares of company stock worth $1,341,184 over the last quarter. Insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. Liberty Energy’s payout ratio is 17.11%.

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.