Liberty Energy Inc (NYSE: LBRT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 7.84x compared to its average ratio. LBRT has 36-month beta value of 1.23. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LBRT is 156.41M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.95% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LBRT on March 19, 2025 was 3.23M shares.
LBRT) stock’s latest price update
Liberty Energy Inc (NYSE: LBRT) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.48 compared to its previous closing price of 14.55. However, the company has seen a gain of 1.60% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-06 that LBRT acquires IMG Energy to expand advanced power solutions, integrating microgrid technology, modular energy systems and 24/7 monitoring capabilities.
LBRT’s Market Performance
LBRT’s stock has risen by 1.60% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -18.37% and a quarterly drop of -23.74%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.69% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.38% for Liberty Energy Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -8.40% for LBRT’s stock, with a -25.07% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LBRT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LBRT stocks, with Seaport Research Partners repeating the rating for LBRT by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LBRT in the upcoming period, according to Seaport Research Partners is $27 based on the research report published on January 06, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LBRT reach a price target of $19. The rating they have provided for LBRT stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 13th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to LBRT, setting the target price at $19 in the report published on October 18th of the previous year.
LBRT Trading at -20.43% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LBRT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -40.93% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.38%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.69%, as shares sank -19.23% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -29.41% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LBRT rose by +1.60%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -37.79% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $15.96. In addition, Liberty Energy Inc saw -26.50% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LBRT starting from Christopher A. Wright, who proposed sale 666,618 shares at the price of $15.20 back on Mar 07 ’25. After this action, Christopher A. Wright now owns shares of Liberty Energy Inc, valued at $10,132,594 using the latest closing price.
Wright Christopher A, the Former Officer of Liberty Energy Inc, proposed sale 586,022 shares at $15.25 during a trade that took place back on Mar 07 ’25, which means that Wright Christopher A is holding shares at $8,936,836 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LBRT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.34 for the gross margin
The net margin for Liberty Energy Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 16.54, with 9.98 for asset returns.
Based on Liberty Energy Inc (LBRT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.15 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.42. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.17. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 11.92.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 940.53 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.35. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.62. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.99for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.31. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.27.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Liberty Energy Inc (LBRT) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
