Shares of Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. (LBRT) are surging in pre-market trading on Monday, jumping 9.79% following positive analyst actions. The stock's significant rise comes as multiple firms have raised their price targets for the energy services company, signaling growing confidence in its future prospects.
RBC Capital has maintained its Sector Perform rating on Liberty Energy while raising its price target to $15 from $13. This adjustment represents a notable 15.4% increase in the firm's valuation of the company. Similarly, Piper Sandler has taken an even more bullish stance, hiking its price target to $16 from $13, a substantial 23.1% increase, while keeping a Neutral rating on the shares.
These upward revisions in price targets suggest that analysts are becoming more optimistic about Liberty Oilfield Services' potential, despite maintaining their overall neutral stances. The company's average rating among analysts polled by FactSet remains at overweight, with a mean price target of $14.54. As investors digest this positive sentiment from Wall Street, it appears to be fueling the stock's impressive pre-market rally, reflecting growing market enthusiasm for LBRT's future performance in the energy services sector.