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Liberty Energy stock had enjoyed a banner rally this week. In a week that saw a 0.5% gain for the S&P 500, Liberty stock rose 24.5%. Liberty published its first-quarter results after the market closed on April 22, posting sales and earnings for the period that topped Wall Street's expectations. The company also issued promising forward guidance, paving the way for a big stock rally. Liberty Energy reported non-GAAP (adjusted) earnings per share of $0.06 in the period, crushing the average Wall Street analyst estimate's call for a loss of $0.14 in the period. Meanwhile, sales of $1.02 billion in the quarter were up 4.4% year over year and beat the consensus estimate by roughly $61.2 million. What's next for Liberty? Following its better-than-expected Q1 performance, Liberty is guiding for even stronger results in Q2. Management guided for high-single-digit revenue growth in the period in conjunction with increased utilization and also said to expect corresponding increases in profitability. The company also said that positive impacts from pricing cadence should start to pick up in the back half of the year.
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