Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) Given New $21.00 Price Target at TD Cowen

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) had its price target hoisted by equities researchers at TD Cowen from $19.00 to $21.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday. The firm currently has a “hold” rating on the stock. TD Cowen’s price objective would suggest a potential downside of 17.04% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on LBRT. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Liberty Energy from $19.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Liberty Energy from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Liberty Energy in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $20.00 price objective on shares of Liberty Energy in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Liberty Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $19.82.

Liberty Energy Price Performance

LBRT stock opened at $25.31 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.10 billion, a PE ratio of 28.44 and a beta of 0.45. Liberty Energy has a one year low of $9.50 and a one year high of $27.21. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $19.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $15.18.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.16) by $0.21. Liberty Energy had a net margin of 3.69% and a return on equity of 1.25%. The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $880.59 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.10 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Liberty Energy will post 0.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liberty Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Liberty Energy by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,096,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $334,060,000 after purchasing an additional 97,998 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in Liberty Energy by 78.5% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 8,575,840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $105,826,000 after acquiring an additional 3,771,724 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Liberty Energy by 28.2% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 7,809,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,368,000 after acquiring an additional 1,716,007 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 21.7% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,967,041 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,062,000 after purchasing an additional 529,023 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Liberty Energy by 1,529.2% during the 3rd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,753,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,976,000 after purchasing an additional 2,584,359 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Energy News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat Street estimates — Liberty reported $0.05 EPS vs a consensus loss and revenue of $1.04B vs ~$880.6M consensus; revenue was up ~10% year/year, which supports near-term top-line momentum. Liberty Energy Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial and Operational Results
• Positive Sentiment: Management announced an aggressive growth push — a plan to deploy ~3 GW of power capacity by 2029 to serve accelerating data-center demand, creating a new scalable revenue stream and growth narrative that likely lifted sentiment. Liberty Energy plans 3 GW power deployment by 2029 as data center demand accelerates
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational and financial recap — full-year 2025 revenue ~$4.0B, adjusted EBITDA ~$634M, net income $148M and a reported 13% cash return on capital invested; these metrics validate scale but will be monitored for sustainability. Liberty Energy Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial and Operational Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings-call color — management emphasized the data-center pipeline, capital-allocation priorities, and continued revenue growth; call transcripts provide detail on timing and capital needs for the 3 GW plan. Liberty Energy Inc. (LBRT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability remains modest — net margin (~3.7%) and return on equity (~1.3%) are low, and reported EPS ($0.05) is small despite the beat; investors will watch whether margin expansion and returns on new power investments justify the current multiple. Liberty Oilfield Services (LBRT) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

About Liberty Energy

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. As of as of December 31, 2023, the company owned and operated a fleet of approximately 40 active hydraulic fracturing; and two sand mines in the Permian Basin.