Scotiabank Forecasts Liberty Energy FY2026 Earnings

Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) – Equities researchers at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Liberty Energy in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 1st. Scotiabank analyst I. Rapp expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.12 for the year. Scotiabank has a “Sector Perform” rating and a $19.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Liberty Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.31 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Liberty Energy’s FY2027 earnings at ($0.03) EPS.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $1.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.09 billion. Liberty Energy had a return on equity of 1.14% and a net margin of 2.92%.The company’s revenue was up 14.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.12 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Liberty Energy from $34.00 to $29.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 24th. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on shares of Liberty Energy from $34.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on shares of Liberty Energy from $37.00 to $36.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Morgan Stanley set a $32.00 price objective on Liberty Energy in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Barclays upgraded Liberty Energy from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $23.00 to $27.00 in a report on Monday, September 28th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $27.54.

Liberty Energy Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of LBRT opened at $19.61 on Monday. Liberty Energy has a 1 year low of $11.52 and a 1 year high of $34.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 1.75. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $19.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.34. The firm has a market cap of $3.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.51, a P/E/G ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.71.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Energy

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Readystate Asset Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Liberty Energy during the second quarter valued at approximately $5,660,000. Eventide Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Liberty Energy in the fourth quarter worth $36,394,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP bought a new stake in Liberty Energy in the second quarter valued at $3,099,000. Arlington Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Liberty Energy in the second quarter valued at $3,821,000. Finally, Clearline Capital LP purchased a new position in Liberty Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $8,205,000. 98.22% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Arjun N. Murti purchased 14,053 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $17.79 per share, with a total value of $250,002.87. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 41,621 shares in the company, valued at approximately $740,437.59. The trade was a 50.98% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 3,333 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.17, for a total transaction of $60,560.61. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 757,046 shares in the company, valued at $13,755,525.82. The trade was a 0.44% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 13,332 shares of company stock valued at $252,641 over the last quarter. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Investors of record on Friday, September 4th were issued a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 4th. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 48.65%.

About Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc is an oilfield services company that provides hydraulic fracturing and related completion services to exploration and production companies. Its operations support the development of unconventional oil and natural gas wells, primarily in North America.

The company’s services and technologies include pressure pumping, well stimulation, wireline services, proppant and logistics solutions, and digital tools designed to improve completion performance and operational efficiency.