Liberty Energy (LBRT) Climbs to All-Time High on Upbeat Outlook

We recently published 10 Big Names With Explosive Gains.  Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) was one of the top performers on Thursday.

Liberty Energy soared to a new all-time high on Thursday, as investors took heart from the company’s highly optimistic outlook for the industry and its business, despite disappointing earnings results for last year.

At intra-day trading, the stock jumped to its highest price of $27.21 before trimming gains to end the day just up by 16.24 percent at $25.34 apiece.

In a statement, Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) CEO Ron Gusek underscored expectations of power demand jumping more than threefold over the next four years and that the company is well-positioned to support growth.

Gusek unveiled the company's plans to deploy 3 gigawatts of power by 2029, in a bid to capture and support power demand.

On Thursday, Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) reported a 53 percent decline in net income for full-year 2025, at $147.87 million versus $316 million in 2024. Revenues also dropped by 7.2 percent to $4 billion from $4.3 billion year-on-year.

In the fourth quarter alone, net income dropped by 74 percent to $13.69 million from $51.89 million, while revenues broke past the $1 billion level at $1.04 billion, or 10 percent more than the $943 million in the same period a year earlier.

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