Liberty Energy (US:LBRT) ZACKS·2025-10-16 23:36Core Insights - Liberty Oilfield Services reported a quarterly loss of $0.06 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.01, and a significant decline from earnings of $0.45 per share a year ago [1] - The company’s revenue for the quarter was $947.4 million, which was 1.22% below the Zacks Consensus Estimate and down from $1.14 billion year-over-year [3] - The stock has underperformed the market, losing approximately 38% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 has gained 13.4% [4] Earnings Performance - The earnings surprise for the latest quarter was -500.00%, following a previous quarter where the company reported earnings of $0.12 against an expectation of $0.14, resulting in a surprise of -14.29% [2] - Over the last four quarters, Liberty Oilfield Services has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times [2] Future Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is -$0.11 on revenues of $883.31 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $0.40 on revenues of $3.86 billion [8] - The estimate revisions trend for Liberty Oilfield Services has been unfavorable, leading to a Zacks Rank of 4 (Sell), indicating expected underperformance in the near future [7] Industry Context - The Oil and Gas - Field Services industry, to which Liberty Oilfield Services belongs, is currently ranked in the bottom 35% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a challenging environment [9] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which could impact investor sentiment [6]