SIR Capital Management L.P. Purchases New Stake in Liberty Energy Inc. $LBRT

Posted by Stanley Muller on Jun 13th, 2026

SIR Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 178,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,290,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of LBRT. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in Liberty Energy by 78.5% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 8,575,840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $105,826,000 after buying an additional 3,771,724 shares during the period. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its position in Liberty Energy by 1,529.2% during the third quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,753,357 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,976,000 after buying an additional 2,584,359 shares during the period. Sourcerock Group LLC acquired a new position in Liberty Energy during the second quarter valued at $23,653,000. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC acquired a new position in Liberty Energy during the third quarter valued at $22,336,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in Liberty Energy by 28.2% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 7,809,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,368,000 after buying an additional 1,716,007 shares during the period. 98.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, Chairman William F. Kimble sold 7,350 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.92, for a total transaction of $249,312.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman owned 89,805 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,046,185.60. The trade was a 7.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Michael Stock sold 19,998 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.48, for a total value of $669,533.04. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 800,375 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,796,555. This represents a 2.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 44,013 shares of company stock valued at $1,414,929 in the last three months. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Liberty Energy Price Performance

NYSE LBRT opened at $28.81 on Friday. Liberty Energy Inc. has a twelve month low of $9.90 and a twelve month high of $34.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 1.97 and a current ratio of 2.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.70 billion, a PE ratio of 31.66, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 0.51. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $30.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.79.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.13) by $0.19. Liberty Energy had a return on equity of 1.41% and a net margin of 3.71%.The business had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $954.71 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.04 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that Liberty Energy Inc. will post 0.25 EPS for the current year.

Liberty Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th will be given a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. Liberty Energy’s payout ratio is currently 39.56%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Liberty Energy from $28.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Liberty Energy in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Barclays upped their price target on Liberty Energy from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Bank of America raised Liberty Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $31.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $31.00 target price on shares of Liberty Energy in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Liberty Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $32.18.

Check Out Our Latest Analysis on LBRT

Liberty Energy Company Profile

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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.