Zacks Research Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for FANG

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note issued to investors on Monday, September 15th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will earn $2.65 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.80. 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 $2.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.53 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $10.69 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $2.95 EPS.

FANG has been the topic of a number of other reports. Melius Research assumed coverage on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $213.00 price objective on the stock. Mizuho cut their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $183.00 to $176.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $184.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Melius assumed coverage on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $213.00 target price on the stock. Finally, William Blair assumed coverage on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note on Monday, August 25th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-one have given a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Diamondback Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $193.39.

Diamondback Energy Trading Up 2.9%

NASDAQ:FANG opened at $138.42 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $142.50 and its 200-day moving average is $141.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 0.55. Diamondback Energy has a 52 week low of $114.00 and a 52 week high of $200.47. The firm has a market cap of $40.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.84 and a beta of 1.14.

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

Institutional Trading of Diamondback Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 4.0% in the first quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 36,177 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $5,784,000 after purchasing an additional 1,384 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 6.3% in the first quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 58,853 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $9,409,000 after purchasing an additional 3,467 shares during the last quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 50.4% in the first quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 7,149 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $1,143,000 after purchasing an additional 2,397 shares during the last quarter. True North Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy in the first quarter valued at about $327,000. Finally, Wealth Advisory Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy in the first quarter valued at about $2,631,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Diamondback Energy news, Chairman Travis D. Stice sold 20,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.80, for a total transaction of $2,913,120.00. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 102,145 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,586,306. This represents a 16.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Diamondback Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were issued a dividend of $1.00 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.43%.

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.