Liberty Energy vs ProPetro
LBRT and PUMP side by side, both in oil and gas field services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LBRT and PUMP compare
Liberty Energy is the larger company, worth 2.3 times as much as ProPetro ($2.1B against $923M).
Liberty Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.6% versus −6.0% for ProPetro).
Liberty Energy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 0.91% compared with 0.16% at ProPetro.
Liberty Energy pays a dividend yielding 2.8%; ProPetro does not pay one.
ProPetro scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 7 for Liberty Energy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | LBRT | PUMP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.1B | $923M |
| Share price | $13.06 | $7.51 |
| Change, 1 year | −19.2% | −28.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 40.0% | −3.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.02 | 0.92 |
| Employees | 5,800 | 1,700 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 54.4× | – |
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 0.8× |
| P/B | 1.1× | 0.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.2× | 5.9× (better) |
| FCF yield | −30.6% | −10.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $15.00 | $9.99 |
| Margin of safety | 12.9% | 24.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.6% (better) | −6.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 32.9% (better) | 10.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −78.3% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −78.6% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.0% | 23.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | 1.7% (better) | 0.48% |
| Net margin | 0.91% (better) | 0.16% |
| FCF margin | −14.7% | −7.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | 2.0% (better) | 0.22% |
| Return on invested capital | 2.2% (better) | 0.30% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.67 (better) | 0.86 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.18 | 0.63 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 2.8× (better) | 0.5× |
| Current ratio | 1.30 | 3.49 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.95 (better) | 1.40 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.8% | – |
| Payout ratio | 148% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 45.9% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.8% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 112% | 120% |
| Held by insiders | 4.2% | 1.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.2M (better) | −$278M |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.1% | 15.0% |
Go deeper
- LBRT stock overview
- LBRT income statement
- LBRT valuation and score
- PUMP stock overview
- PUMP income statement
- PUMP valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.