Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for FANG Earnings

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note issued on Monday, September 15th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the oil and natural gas company will earn $2.75 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.90. 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 FY2025 earnings at $12.61 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.69 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.78 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $3.02 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.90 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $210.00 to $211.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Diamondback Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Melius started coverage on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $213.00 price target on the stock. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on Diamondback Energy from $228.00 to $222.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, KeyCorp lowered their target price on Diamondback Energy from $180.00 to $176.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-one have issued a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Diamondback Energy has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $193.39.

Diamondback Energy Stock Performance

Diamondback Energy stock opened at $140.47 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $40.66 billion, a PE ratio of 9.98 and a beta of 1.14. The company’s 50-day moving average is $142.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $141.85. The company has a current ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Diamondback Energy has a 1 year low of $114.00 and a 1 year high of $200.47.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last announced 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 quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.52 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 48.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FANG. BankPlus Trust Department bought a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy in the first quarter valued at $27,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. grew its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 95.7% in the first quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 180 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. SouthState Corp grew its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 596.4% in the first quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 195 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, WASHINGTON TRUST Co grew its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 119.8% in the first quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 200 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. 90.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Diamondback Energy

In other news, Chairman Travis D. Stice sold 20,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 102,145 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,586,306. This trade represents a 16.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Diamondback Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were paid a dividend of $1.00 per share. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.