Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) Stock Gets Price Target Trim from TD Cowen

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) had its price target reduced by TD Cowen from $24.00 to $22.00 in a research note published on Friday,Benzinga reports. TD Cowen currently has a hold rating on the stock.

LBRT has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Zacks Research lowered shares of Liberty Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Liberty Energy from $37.00 to $36.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 24th. Citigroup dropped their price target on Liberty Energy from $28.50 to $27.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, September 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Liberty Energy from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $26.71.

Liberty Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LBRT opened at $15.59 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.30. The firm has a market cap of $2.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.71. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $24.19. Liberty Energy has a fifty-two week low of $14.76 and a fifty-two week high of $34.48.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06. Liberty Energy had a net margin of 0.91% and a return on equity of 2.13%. The firm had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.06) EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 26.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that Liberty Energy will post 0.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Liberty Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 18th. Investors of record on Friday, December 4th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. This is a positive change from Liberty Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 4th. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 150.00%.

Insider Activity at Liberty Energy

In other Liberty Energy news, Director Arjun Murti bought 14,053 shares of Liberty Energy stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 28th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $17.79 per share, with a total value of $250,002.87. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 41,621 shares in the company, valued at approximately $740,437.59. This represents a 50.98% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 3,333 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 approximately $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. Insiders have sold 16,665 shares of company stock valued at $319,301 over the last 90 days. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LBRT. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Liberty Energy by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 9,233,668 shares of the company’s stock worth $265,931,000 after purchasing an additional 431,269 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its position in Liberty Energy by 901.2% during the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 4,431,125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,616,000 after purchasing an additional 3,988,535 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in Liberty Energy during the second quarter valued at about $61,185,000. Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in Liberty Energy by 54.3% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 983,706 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,331,000 after purchasing an additional 346,239 shares during the period. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its holdings in Liberty Energy by 23.8% during the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 1,051,488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,538,000 after purchasing an additional 201,839 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Liberty Energy

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

• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler initiated or reiterated a Buy rating on Liberty Energy, providing a bullish analyst signal following the company’s recent results. Liberty Energy Gets a Buy from Piper Sandler
• Positive Sentiment: Liberty Energy highlighted a potential 1.2-gigawatt AI power development agreement, with the first approximately 500-megawatt energy service agreement targeted by December 2026. Phased energization could extend through the first quarter of 2029, offering longer-term diversification beyond oilfield services. Liberty Energy AI Power Agreement
• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue rose 26.3% year over year to approximately $1.2 billion, supported by fleet utilization and improved pricing. Adjusted EBITDA was $142 million, and the company returned $15 million to shareholders through dividends. Liberty Energy Third-Quarter Results
• Positive Sentiment: Trading activity was unusually bullish, with purchases of 4,761 call options—about 138% above typical daily volume—suggesting increased speculative interest in a rebound.
• Neutral Sentiment: TD Cowen maintained a Hold rating while lowering its price target from $24 to $22. Although the target implies substantial potential upside, the reduction signals more cautious expectations. TD Cowen Liberty Energy Rating
• Negative Sentiment: Adjusted EPS of $0.06 missed one analyst consensus estimate of $0.08, while higher costs constrained earnings. The company also reported a $39 million GAAP net loss, or $0.24 per diluted share, underscoring the limited profit cushion. Liberty Energy Q3 Earnings Miss

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.