Liberty Energy Inc (LBRT) 20 Days SMA touches 1.34%: The odds favor the bear

On Tuesday, Liberty Energy Inc (NYSE: LBRT) opened lower -0.55% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $18.07. Price fluctuations for LBRT have ranged from $16.57 to $24.75 over the past 52 weeks.

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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Energy Sector giant was 35.81%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -43.50% at the time writing. With a float of $157.91 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $166.61 million.

Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 5500 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 16.18%, operating margin of 10.98%, and the pretax margin is 10.45%.

Liberty Energy Inc (LBRT) Insider Activity

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Liberty Energy Inc is 3.37%, while institutional ownership is 105.68%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 06 ’24, was worth 92,250. In this transaction Chief Financial Officer of this company sold 5,000 shares at a rate of $18.45, taking the stock ownership to the 720,207 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 06 ’24, when Company’s Chairman of the Board and CEO sold 25,963 for $18.85, making the entire transaction worth $489,403. This insider now owns 2,580,850 shares in total.

Liberty Energy Inc (LBRT) Earnings and Forecasts

If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 9/30/2024, the company posted 0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, coming under the agreed prediction (set at 0.57) by -0.03. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.25 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -43.50% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will plunge by -3.00% during the next five years compared to 11.79% growth over the previous five years of trading.

Liberty Energy Inc (NYSE: LBRT) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Liberty Energy Inc (LBRT). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.97. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.66. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 8.13.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.09, a number that is poised to hit 0.20 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.44 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Liberty Energy Inc (LBRT)

Looking closely at Liberty Energy Inc (NYSE: LBRT), its last 5-days average volume was 2.47 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 2.5 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 53.36%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.75.

During the past 100 days, Liberty Energy Inc’s (LBRT) raw stochastic average was set at 17.81%, which indicates a significant decrease from 55.89% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 51.22% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 43.60% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $19.05, while its 200-day Moving Average is $20.85. However, in the short run, Liberty Energy Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $18.26. Second resistance stands at $18.54. The third major resistance level sits at $18.73. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $17.79, it is likely to go to the next support level at $17.60. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $17.32.

Liberty Energy Inc (NYSE: LBRT) Key Stats

There are currently 163,416K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 2.94 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 4,748 M according to its annual income of 556,320 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 1,139 M and its income totaled 73,800 K.