Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Liberty Energy (LBRT)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Liberty Energy (NYSE: LBRT) in the last few weeks:

• 8/7/2026 – Liberty Energy was given a new $23.00 price target by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..
• 8/1/2026 – Liberty Energy was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 7/29/2026 – Liberty Energy had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/24/2026 – Liberty Energy was given a new $32.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 7/24/2026 – Liberty Energy had its price target lowered by Stifel Nicolaus from $37.00 to $36.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/24/2026 – Liberty Energy had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $38.00 to $34.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/24/2026 – Liberty Energy had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $34.00 to $29.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/21/2026 – Liberty Energy was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 7/15/2026 – Liberty Energy was given a new $35.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 6/26/2026 – Liberty Energy had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG.
• 6/22/2026 – Liberty Energy was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be given a $0.09 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.65%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Michael Stock sold 3,333 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.95, for a total transaction of $59,827.35. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 770,378 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,828,285.10. This trade represents a 0.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Arjun N. Murti acquired 14,053 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 28th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $17.79 per share, with a total value of $250,002.87. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 41,621 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $740,437.59. This represents a 50.98% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders sold 49,995 shares of company stock valued at $1,484,318 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

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.