The stock price of Liberty Energy Inc (NYSE: LBRT) has plunged by -0.33 when compared to previous closing price of 12.27, but the company has seen a 1.83% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-22 that Liberty Energy’s first-quarter earnings and revenues beat estimates, driven by increased utilization of frac and wireline fleets.
Is It Worth Investing in Liberty Energy Inc (NYSE: LBRT) Right Now?
Liberty Energy Inc (NYSE: LBRT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 8.11x compared to its average ratio. LBRT has 36-month beta value of 0.72. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LBRT is 155.94M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.28% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LBRT on April 30, 2025 was 3.77M shares.
LBRT’s Market Performance
The stock of Liberty Energy Inc (LBRT) has seen a 1.83% increase in the past week, with a -22.59% drop in the past month, and a -39.00% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.02%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 7.86% for LBRT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.74% for LBRT stock, with a simple moving average of -33.16% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LBRT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LBRT stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for LBRT by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for LBRT in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $13 based on the research report published on April 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LBRT reach a price target of $11. The rating they have provided for LBRT stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on April 08th, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Overweight” to LBRT, setting the target price at $25 in the report published on March 27th of the current year.
LBRT Trading at -14.54% 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 -50.59% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.86%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.02%, as shares sank -22.74% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -31.71% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LBRT rose by +1.83%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -41.65% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.02. In addition, Liberty Energy Inc saw -38.51% 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 Stock Michael, who sale 5,000 shares at the price of $16.00 back on Apr 02 ’25. After this action, Stock Michael now owns 755,614 shares of Liberty Energy Inc, valued at $80,000 using the latest closing price.
Stock Michael, the Officer of Liberty Energy Inc, proposed sale 5,000 shares at $16.00 during a trade that took place back on Apr 02 ’25, which means that Stock Michael is holding shares at $80,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LBRT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.13 for the gross margin
The net margin for Liberty Energy Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 13.18, with 7.88 for asset returns.
Based on Liberty Energy Inc (LBRT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.22 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.53. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.29. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.46.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 940.53 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.63. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.6. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.75for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.26. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.20.
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.
