Street View: Liberty Energy faces short-term challenges
** Oilfield services firm Liberty Energy LBRT.N missed Q3 profit estimates on Wednesday, as uncertainty in energy markets has made operators reluctant to accelerate completions activity before 2025
** Median PT of 14 brokerages is $24.50 - LSEG data
2025 COULD BRING BETTER DAYS
** RBC Capital Markets ("outperform", PT: $26 ) sees Q3 results weighing on the stock "given the modest miss, and the weaker year-end 2024 outlook"
** Says the company's 2025 outlook implies a modest expected recovery in pressure pumping demand, "which is in line with our expectations"
** Evercore ("outperform", PT: $27) says LBRT continues to benefit from strategic investments in power and fleets, but short-term outlook remains a challenge
** ATB Capitals ("outperform", PT: $23) sees guidance for Q4 to be "significantly below consensus"
** TD Cowen ("hold", PT $19) sees Q4 commentary implying "EBITDA below low-end estimate" of brokerage
Reporting by Seher Dareen in Bengaluru
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