Zacks Investment Research
02 Dec 2025, 16:10 UTC · 48w ago
Impact · against what's priced in
Liberty Energy faces significant negative momentum due to severe EBITDA declines and margin compression, while peers like NCSM and PUMP show relative strength. The data suggests LBRT is experiencing structural operational distress that exceeds general industry headwinds.
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Liberty Energy's third-quarter 2025 adjusted EBITDA fell 29% sequentially and 48% year-over-year.
More negative than 99% of claims this week
Liberty Energy is experiencing significant near-term margin compression due to pricing pressure and lower industry activity.
So whatStructural pricing pressure suggests a lack of pricing power and a downturn in sector demand.
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More negative than 94% of claims this week
Liberty Energy shares have underperformed their peers and broader benchmarks, declining 1.9% while the Oil-Energy sector rose 1.2%.
More negative than 78% of claims this week
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More positive than 95% of ticker scores this week
The company significantly outperformed the group, surging 57.4% over the period.
More negative than 93% of ticker scores this week
The company has lagged behind peers, underperformed benchmarks, and is facing significant margin compression with a sharp decline in EBITDA.
More positive than 74% of ticker scores this week
The company delivered a positive return of 11.8%, demonstrating stronger momentum than its peers.
More negative than 80% of ticker scores this week
The company recorded a 4.7% decline in shares and faces profitability declines due to fluctuating demand.
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More positive than 79% of relationship scores this week
[mutual] Liberty Energy and NCS Multistage Holdings are identified as competitors within the same group.
More positive than 79% of relationship scores this week
[mutual] Liberty Energy and ProPetro Holding Corp are listed as competitors in the same industry.
More positive than 60% of relationship scores this week
[mutual] Both companies are listed as peers/competitors in the Oil & Gas-Field Services sub-industry.
More positive than 60% of relationship scores this week
[mutual] Both companies are cited as competitors facing similar industry headwinds.
More positive than 60% of relationship scores this week
[mutual] Both companies are listed as peers/competitors in the Oil & Gas-Field Services sub-industry.
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Price agrees with the score
$53.35 vs $37.50 close before publication (Dec 1) · not market-adjusted
NCSM chart →−34.3%
Price agrees with the score
$11.96 vs $18.20 close before publication (Dec 1) · not market-adjusted
LBRT chart →−34.5%
Price is moving against the score
$6.39 vs $9.75 close before publication (Dec 1) · not market-adjusted
PUMP chart →
