Liberty Energy (LBRT) Declares $0.09 Quarterly Dividend with 1.79% Yield

Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst

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Quarterly Dividend Announcement: Liberty Energy declares a quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share, consistent with previous distributions, indicating the company's ongoing ability to maintain cash flow stability despite a cash-negative outlook from its pivot to a power company.
Yield Performance: The forward yield of 1.79% reflects the company's attractiveness in the current market environment, potentially drawing in income-seeking investors and bolstering shareholder confidence.
Shareholder Record Dates: The dividend will be payable on March 18, with a record date of March 4 and an ex-dividend date also on March 4, ensuring that existing shareholders receive their earnings promptly, thereby strengthening the shareholder base.
Market Rating Update: UBS initiates a Buy rating on Liberty Energy, primarily driven by the company's potential in distributed power growth, indicating market confidence in its future despite current cash flow challenges.

LBRT

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Analyst Views on LBRT

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

5 Buy

6 Hold

0 Sell

Moderate Buy

Current: 20.190

Low

13.00

Averages

18.91

High

24.00

Current: 20.190

Low

13.00

Averages

18.91

High

24.00

TD Cowen

Hold

upgrade

$15 -> $19

Al Analysis

2026-01-07

Reason

TD Cowen

Price Target

$15 -> $19

Al Analysis

2026-01-07

upgrade

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.

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."

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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.

JPMorgan

Arun Jayaram

Neutral -> Overweight

upgrade

$15 -> $24

2025-12-10

Reason

JPMorgan

Arun Jayaram

Price Target

$15 -> $24

2025-12-10

upgrade

Neutral -> Overweight

Reason

JPMorgan analyst Arun Jayaram upgraded Liberty Energy to Overweight from Neutral with a price target of $24, up from $15. The firm adjusted ratings in the oilfield services and equipment outlook as part of its 2026 outlook. JPMorgan retains a cautious sector stance citing upstream spending headwinds, but sees some "idiosyncratic growth opportunities." The analyst expects oilfield service stocks to play "second fiddle" to upstream companies and other energy sub-sectors due to a weakening spending picture. In a more challenging macro environment, companies that can demonstrate the most earnings resiliency and growth prospects are best positioned, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

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.