Manning & Napier Advisors LLC Raises Stake in Liberty Energy Inc. $LBRT

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC increased its stake in Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) by 200.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 599,900 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 399,900 shares during the quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC owned 0.37% of Liberty Energy worth $7,403,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sourcerock Group LLC purchased a new position in Liberty Energy in the second quarter valued at about $23,653,000. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Liberty Energy by 285.9% in the 2nd quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 1,114,559 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,795,000 after purchasing an additional 825,759 shares in the last quarter. Callodine Capital Management LP raised its holdings in Liberty Energy by 203.3% during the second quarter. Callodine Capital Management LP now owns 1,057,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,134,000 after purchasing an additional 708,453 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in Liberty Energy by 10.6% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 6,093,383 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,952,000 after purchasing an additional 584,774 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new stake in Liberty Energy in the second quarter valued at $6,650,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.22% of the company’s stock.

Key Liberty Energy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Liberty Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Short interest fell sharply in December — down ~16.9% to ~8.1M shares (about 5.1% of float) and a days-to-cover of 2.2. Fewer shares sold short can reduce downward pressure and limit squeeze risk.
• Neutral Sentiment: Consensus full-year EPS estimates cited alongside the notes remain near $0.58, so while some forecasters cut targets, the market consensus has not been uniformly re-set yet.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research trimmed multiple near‑term and multi‑year EPS estimates (Q1–Q4 2026, Q1/Q3/Q4 2027 and FY2026/FY2027), lowering FY2026 to ($0.59) and FY2027 to ($0.27); Zacks kept a “Hold” rating — the revisions point to weaker expected profitability and are a clear negative catalyst. MarketBeat – Liberty Energy
• Negative Sentiment: A Seeking Alpha analysis argues Liberty’s pivot toward becoming a power company will be cash-negative in the near term, raising execution and funding concerns; such strategic/operational skepticism can pressure the stock until cash flow improves or guidance is clarified. Liberty Energy: The Pivot To A Power Company Is Cash Negative In The Near Term

Liberty Energy Trading Up 5.5%

Shares of Liberty Energy stock opened at $20.29 on Wednesday. Liberty Energy Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $9.50 and a fifty-two week high of $23.58. The business’s fifty day moving average is $18.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The firm has a market cap of $3.29 billion, a PE ratio of 18.12 and a beta of 0.45.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The company reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by ($0.05). Liberty Energy had a net margin of 4.76% and a return on equity of 1.69%. The business had revenue of $947.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $967.05 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.45 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that Liberty Energy Inc. will post 0.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LBRT has been the subject of several research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Liberty Energy from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Liberty Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Liberty Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, October 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Liberty Energy from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $24.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their target price on Liberty Energy from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $19.27.

Liberty Energy Company Profile

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.