Q2 EPS Estimate for Diamondback Energy Reduced by Analyst

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $2.39 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.11. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.49 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.87 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.94 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $12.75 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.84 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.77 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.83 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.17 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.45 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on FANG. Citigroup raised Diamondback Energy from a “reduce” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $157.00 to $180.00 in a report on Monday, April 7th. Susquehanna lowered their price target on Diamondback Energy from $219.00 to $194.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Williams Trading set a $190.00 price target on Diamondback Energy in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Bank of America raised Diamondback Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $202.00 to $170.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price target on Diamondback Energy from $175.00 to $163.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $194.09.

Diamondback Energy Stock Down 0.0%

FANG stock opened at $136.29 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $140.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $157.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 0.45. Diamondback Energy has a fifty-two week low of $114.00 and a fifty-two week high of $214.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.80, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.06.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The oil and natural gas company reported $4.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.67 by $0.87. The firm had revenue of $4.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.58 billion. Diamondback Energy had a net margin of 33.64% and a return on equity of 13.68%. Diamondback Energy’s revenue was up 81.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $4.50 EPS.

Diamondback Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th were issued a $1.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.93%. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.46%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Diamondback Energy

In other Diamondback Energy news, Director Frank D. Tsuru purchased 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $156.51 per share, with a total value of $313,020.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 5,730 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $896,802.30. This trade represents a 53.62% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, President Hof Matthew Kaes Van’t sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.69, for a total value of $1,426,900.00. Following the sale, the president now directly owns 120,645 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,214,835.05. This represents a 7.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FANG. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 38.4% in the 4th quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 11,675 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $1,913,000 after purchasing an additional 3,238 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB boosted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 28.0% in the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 198,283 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $32,485,000 after purchasing an additional 43,361 shares during the last quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 631.1% in the 4th quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 43,148 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $7,069,000 after purchasing an additional 37,246 shares during the last quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 38.2% in the 4th quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 31,467 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $5,155,000 after purchasing an additional 8,704 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Candriam S.C.A. boosted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 27.4% in the 4th quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 21,040 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $3,447,000 after purchasing an additional 4,529 shares during the last quarter. 90.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.