Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for FANG Earnings

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, August 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the oil and natural gas company will earn $2.80 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.94. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $2.74 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.88 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $3.09 EPS.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The oil and natural gas company reported $2.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.72 by ($0.05). The business had revenue of $3.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.35 billion. Diamondback Energy had a return on equity of 9.48% and a net margin of 27.25%.Diamondback Energy’s quarterly revenue was up 48.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.52 earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James Financial increased their price target on Diamondback Energy from $204.00 to $221.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Wall Street Zen cut Diamondback Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Diamondback Energy in a report on Friday, July 11th. Barclays cut their price target on Diamondback Energy from $200.00 to $185.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Diamondback Energy from $210.00 to $211.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $191.59.

Diamondback Energy Price Performance

Diamondback Energy stock opened at $138.96 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.88 and a beta of 1.09. Diamondback Energy has a 52-week low of $114.00 and a 52-week high of $200.47. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $143.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $144.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 0.55.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. BankPlus Trust Department purchased a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Creekmur Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. increased its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 95.7% during the 1st quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 180 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares during the last quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, SouthState Corp increased its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 596.4% during the 1st quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 195 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. 90.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Chairman Travis D. Stice sold 20,400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.80, for a total value of $2,913,120.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman directly owned 102,145 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,586,306. This represents a 16.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Diamondback Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, August 14th will be given a $1.00 dividend. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 14th. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.43%.

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.