Q1 Earnings Estimate for FANG Issued By KeyCorp

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a report released on Sunday, April 20th. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will earn $4.33 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $180.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.49 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.25 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.25 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.50 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $14.33 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.55 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.40 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.42 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.69 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.07 EPS.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The oil and natural gas company reported $3.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.57 by $0.07. Diamondback Energy had a return on equity of 13.68% and a net margin of 33.64%. The business had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.55 billion.

FANG has been the topic of a number of other reports. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $240.00 to $234.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Barclays reduced their target price on Diamondback Energy from $200.00 to $185.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $215.00 to $175.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Williams Trading set a $190.00 price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $200.96.

Diamondback Energy Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of Diamondback Energy stock opened at $135.71 on Wednesday. Diamondback Energy has a one year low of $114.00 and a one year high of $214.50. The company has a market cap of $39.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.77, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 0.45. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $145.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $163.83.

Diamondback Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were given a $1.00 dividend. This is an increase from Diamondback Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.95%. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.32%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Frank D. Tsuru acquired 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $156.51 per share, with a total value of $313,020.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 5,730 shares in the company, valued at approximately $896,802.30. This represents a 53.62 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FANG. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy during the third quarter worth approximately $1,215,000. Fulcrum Equity Management bought a new position in Diamondback Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at $206,000. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co grew its holdings in Diamondback Energy by 11.3% during the 3rd quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co now owns 2,027 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $349,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy in the 3rd quarter worth about $3,935,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $138,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

About Diamondback Energy

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.