LandBridge (LB) stock in focus as Barclays lifts target after dividend hike, buyback

February 27, 2026
LandBridge (LB) stock in focus as Barclays lifts target after dividend hike, buyback

New York, Feb 27, 2026, 09:15 EST — Premarket

  • LB shares eased in premarket after a sharp post-earnings jump in the prior session
  • LandBridge lifted its quarterly dividend and authorized a $50 million share buyback
  • Investors are looking ahead to the company’s March 19 investor day for the next set of updates

LandBridge Company LLC shares slipped 0.35% to $74.18 in premarket trading on Friday after jumping 13.7% to close at $74.44 a day earlier. 1

The small move before the open still matters. LandBridge has been one of the more volatile, high-margin plays tied to the Permian Basin’s Delaware sub-basin, and this week’s rally put its capital-return plans back at the center of the trade.

Late Wednesday, the company reported fourth-quarter revenue of $56.8 million and net income of $18.2 million, and it forecast 2026 adjusted EBITDA of $205 million to $225 million. Adjusted EBITDA is a widely used measure of operating profit that strips out interest, taxes and some non-cash and one-time items. 2

LandBridge also raised its quarterly cash dividend to 12 cents a share and authorized up to $50 million of share repurchases through the end of 2027, it said. 2

Barclays raised its price target on LandBridge to $75 on Friday, StreetInsider reported, adding to the post-results momentum that drove Thursday’s surge. 3

On Thursday’s earnings call, Chief Executive Jason Long told investors 2025 marked “our seventh consecutive quarter of revenue growth” as a public company, while pointing to year-on-year gains in revenue and adjusted EBITDA. 4

LandBridge said it signed development agreements with Samsung C&T Renewables for an option to lease about 4,000 acres for up to 350 megawatts of battery energy storage projects, and set an investor day for March 19 in New York. 5

The stock’s range has widened. LandBridge has traded between $67.50 and $76.08 over the latest session range shown by Investing.com, a reminder that the name can gap on headlines and analyst notes. 1

A key risk is that LandBridge’s growth assumptions lean on steady operator activity in West Texas and on the pace of new commercial agreements. A pullback in drilling and completions, or slower uptake for new projects, would test the optimism embedded in this week’s jump. The buyback authorization also gives management flexibility, not a firm timetable.