A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Liberty Energy (NYSE: LBRT) recently:
- 9/29/2026 – Liberty Energy is now covered by Scotiabank. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $19.00 price target on the stock.
- 9/28/2026 – Liberty Energy was upgraded by Barclays PLC from “equal weight” to “overweight”. They now have a $27.00 price target on the stock, up from $23.00.
- 9/18/2026 – Liberty Energy was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c-)”.
- 9/14/2026 – Liberty Energy had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $34.00 to $35.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 8/27/2026 – Liberty Energy had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $34.00 to $30.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 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”.
Liberty Energy Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Investors of record on Friday, September 4th were given a $0.09 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 4th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Liberty Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 48.65%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Liberty Energy news, Director Arjun N. Murti bought 14,053 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 28th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $17.79 per share, with a total value of $250,002.87. Following the transaction, the director owned 41,621 shares in the company, valued at $740,437.59. This represents a 50.98% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 6,666 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.84, for a total transaction of $132,253.44. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 760,379 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,085,919.36. The trade was a 0.87% 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. In the last three months, insiders sold 19,998 shares of company stock valued at $450,955. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.
Liberty Energy Inc is an energy services company that provides specialized equipment, technology and services used in the development of onshore oil and natural gas resources. The company primarily supports exploration and production companies during the well-completion process, with an emphasis on hydraulic fracturing and related operations.
Its services and products include hydraulic fracturing, wireline services, proppant logistics, frac-related equipment, field engineering and operational support.
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