Q3 EPS Forecast for Diamondback Energy Boosted by Analyst

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Diamondback Energy in a research note issued to investors on Monday, January 27th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will earn $3.72 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.70. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.58 per share.

FANG has been the topic of a number of other reports. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $235.00 to $212.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $230.00 to $236.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $191.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Diamondback Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $215.00.

Diamondback Energy Price Performance

Shares of FANG opened at $169.25 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $49.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.88. Diamondback Energy has a 1 year low of $147.93 and a 1 year high of $214.50. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $170.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $181.72. The company has a current ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The oil and natural gas company reported $3.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.62 by ($1.24). The company had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.43 billion. Diamondback Energy had a return on equity of 13.68% and a net margin of 33.64%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $5.49 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in Diamondback Energy by 247.3% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 191 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares during the period. Values First Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Diamondback Energy during the third quarter worth $42,000. CVA Family Office LLC raised its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 28.1% in the third quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 296 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Finally, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy during the 3rd quarter worth about $52,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Mark Lawrence Plaumann sold 1,150 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.00, for a total value of $208,150.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 4,712 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $852,872. This represents a 19.62 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Diamondback Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.90 per share. This represents a $3.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.13%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.61%.

Diamondback Energy Company Profile

Diamondback Energy, Inc, an independent oil and natural gas company, acquires, develops, explores, and exploits unconventional, onshore oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas. It focuses on the development of the Spraberry and Wolfcamp formations of the Midland basin; and the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring formations of the Delaware basin, which are part of the Permian Basin in West Texas and New Mexico.