Liberty Energy (LBRT) is down 9.4% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.
Analysis: The drop appears tied to a sharp pullback in crude prices, which can quickly weigh on sentiment for U.S. completion and well-services providers. Investors may also be reacting to Liberty’s earlier commentary about near-term pricing headwinds, with broader macro headlines amplifying the move.
Details:
Sources:
Liberty Energy Investor Relations, AP News
Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.
$LBRT Insider Trading Activity
$LBRT insiders have traded $LBRT stock on the open market 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $LBRT stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- R SEAN ELLIOTT (Chief Legal Officer) sold 25,000 shares for an estimated $635,000
- MICHAEL STOCK (Chief Financial Officer) sold 25,000 shares for an estimated $634,500
- ARJUN N MURTI purchased 9,695 shares for an estimated $249,999
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
$LBRT Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 168 institutional investors add shares of $LBRT stock to their portfolio, and 232 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- MACQUARIE GROUP LTD removed 4,202,221 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $77,572,999
- FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC removed 3,804,873 shares (-44.4%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $70,237,955
- FMR LLC removed 3,301,729 shares (-76.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $60,949,917
- MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC added 2,532,985 shares (+335.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $46,758,903
- EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC added 1,970,459 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $36,374,673
- GOODLANDER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC added 1,950,000 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $35,997,000
- BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. removed 1,634,048 shares (-59.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $30,164,526
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
$LBRT Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $LBRT in the last several months. We have seen 4 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Piper Sandler issued a "Overweight" rating on 02/02/2026
- Stifel issued a "Buy" rating on 01/21/2026
- JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/10/2025
- Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 10/21/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for $LBRT, check out Quiver Quantitative's $LBRT forecast page.
$LBRT Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $LBRT recently. We have seen 10 analysts offer price targets for $LBRT in the last 6 months, with a median target of $26.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Neil Mehta from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $30.0 on 03/04/2026
- Scott Gruber from Citigroup set a target price of $32.0 on 02/17/2026
- Eddie Kim from Barclays set a target price of $23.0 on 02/03/2026
- Derek Podhaizer from Piper Sandler set a target price of $32.0 on 02/02/2026
- Stephen Gengaro from Stifel set a target price of $28.0 on 02/02/2026
- Marc Bianchi from TD Cowen set a target price of $21.0 on 01/30/2026
- Connor Lynagh from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $30.0 on 01/30/2026
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
