Update shared on04 Sep 2025
Analysts cite persistent industry headwinds—including weak oil prices, declining U.S. land activity, and subdued sector sentiment—as key factors limiting Liberty Energy’s near-term upside, with the consensus price target holding steady at $14.61.
Analyst Commentary
- Broad industry crosscurrents, including oil price shocks, U.S. land deflation, sticky production, international deceleration, and a mixed offshore outlook, are pressuring market sentiment.
- U.S. land market is experiencing a negative rate-of-change environment, with expectations for a further decline in rig counts and ongoing pressure on fracturing activity and proppant pricing.
- Oil service stocks, including Liberty Energy, have underperformed the S&P 500 in 2025 as negative catalysts outweigh positives.
- Oil prices remaining below $70 per barrel, due to tariffs and increased production, are constraining upside for service providers.
- Bullish analysts believe shares will remain range bound in the near-term until earnings estimates stabilize and sector sentiment improves.
What's in the News
- Liberty Energy and Oklo Inc. formed a strategic alliance to deliver integrated natural gas and advanced nuclear power solutions for large-scale, high-demand customers, aiming for immediate reliability and future zero-carbon baseload power.
- Liberty Energy's natural gas Forte platform will provide initial flexible energy and grid management, to be complemented by Oklo's advanced nuclear technology as it becomes available.
- Liberty Energy has completed its buyback program, having repurchased 29,758,186 shares (17.07%) for $479.36 million since July 2022, with no shares repurchased in the latest quarter.
- Liberty Energy was dropped from multiple Russell growth and small-cap indices, including the Russell 2000, 2500, and 3000 series, as well as related growth and defensive benchmarks.
Valuation Changes
Summary of Valuation Changes for Liberty Energy
- The Consensus Analyst Price Target remained effectively unchanged, at $14.61.
- The Net Profit Margin for Liberty Energy remained effectively unchanged, at 0.95%.
- The Consensus Revenue Growth forecasts for Liberty Energy remained effectively unchanged, at 1.8% per annum.
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