Liberty Energy Inc. (LBRT) saw its stock rise by 5.02% as it crossed above the 5-day SMA, reflecting positive investor sentiment.
The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share, payable on March 18, 2026, which aligns with previous distributions. This announcement comes alongside a new Buy rating from UBS, highlighting the company's potential in distributed power growth despite a cash-negative outlook from its pivot to a power company. The forward yield of 1.79% is expected to attract income-seeking investors and bolster shareholder confidence.
This dividend declaration and the positive market rating indicate Liberty Energy's commitment to maintaining shareholder returns and its strategic positioning in the evolving energy sector.
Wall Street analysts forecast LBRT stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for LBRT is 18.91 USD with a low forecast of 13.00 USD and a high forecast of 24.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
11 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast LBRT stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for LBRT is 18.91 USD with a low forecast of 13.00 USD and a high forecast of 24.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
5 Buy
6 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 21.800
Low
13.00
Averages
18.91
High
24.00
Current: 21.800
Low
13.00
Averages
18.91
High
24.00
Morgan Stanley
Joe Laetsch
Overweight
maintain
$22 -> $23
2026-01-21
Reason
Morgan Stanley
Joe Laetsch
Price Target
$22 -> $23
AI Analysis
2026-01-21
maintain
Overweight
Reason
Morgan Stanley analyst Joe Laetsch raised the firm's price target on Liberty Energy to $23 from $22 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. Heading into Q4 results, the firm's forecasts are roughly in-line with consensus for its energy services and equipment coverage overall on Q4 and 2026 EBITDA estimates, the analyst tells investors in a preview for the group.
TD Cowen
Hold
to
Hold
upgrade
$15 -> $19
2026-01-07
Reason
TD Cowen
Price Target
$15 -> $19
2026-01-07
upgrade
Hold
to
Hold
Reason
TD Cowen raised the firm's price target on Liberty Energy to $19 from $15 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares. The firm adjusted targets in the oilfield services group as part of a Q4 preview. Many oilfield stocks have responded positively to the capture of Nicolas Maduro, anticipating increased oilfield investment in Venezuela, the analyst tells investors in a research note. However, TD thinks it will take a long time and require a lot of guarantees from the U.S. government for U.S. companies to commit capital. It says the stock rallies on the news may be overdone. However, many names in the group remain "cheap," the firm adds.
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Barclays
Equal Weight
maintain
$14 -> $17
2025-12-17
Reason
Barclays
Price Target
$14 -> $17
2025-12-17
maintain
Equal Weight
Reason
Barclays raised the firm's price target on Liberty Energy to $17 from $14 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm adjusted targets in the energy services group as part of its 2026 outlook. Barclays' spending report shows the cycle plateau extending a third year, which keeps the firm neutral on the sector. However, it is optimistic the second half of the cycle is "around the corner."
Morgan Stanley
Overweight
initiated
$22
2025-12-15
Reason
Morgan Stanley
Price Target
$22
2025-12-15
initiated
Overweight
Reason
Morgan Stanley assumed coverage of Liberty Energy with an Overweight rating and $22 price target. Energy Services stocks have rallied off the lows, pushing valuations higher, but against an uncertain oil backdrop the firm expects shorter cycle North American onshore spending to remain constrained and views it as "too early to step in," the analyst tells investors while assuming coverage of North America Energy Services & Equipment.
About LBRT
Liberty Energy Inc. is an energy services company. The Company is a provider of completion services and technologies to onshore oil, natural gas, and enhanced geothermal energy producers in North America. It also owns and operates Liberty Power Innovations LLC, providing advanced distributed power and energy storage solutions for the commercial and industrial, data center, energy, and mining industries. It provides hydraulic fracturing services and related technologies to onshore oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) companies. It offers customers hydraulic fracturing services, together with complementary services including wireline services, proppant delivery solutions, field gas processing and treating, compressed natural gas (CNG) delivery, data analytics, related goods (including its sand mine operations), and technologies to facilitate lower emission completions. The Company’s areas of operations are in all the active shale basins in North America.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
