Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for FANG Earnings

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Diamondback Energy in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $3.13 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.10. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $3.89 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $13.97 EPS.

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

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $219.00 to $215.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $236.00 to $238.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Williams Trading set a $190.00 price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $212.00 to $167.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $210.00 price target on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $209.92.

Diamondback Energy Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of FANG stock opened at $163.09 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $159.49 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $169.95. Diamondback Energy has a 12-month low of $137.09 and a 12-month high of $214.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The firm has a market cap of $47.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.85.

Institutional Trading of Diamondback Energy

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wintrust Investments LLC purchased a new position in Diamondback Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 247.3% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 191 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC bought a new position in Diamondback Energy in the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Key Financial Inc grew its position in Diamondback Energy by 940.0% during the 4th quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 208 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Diamondback Energy news, Director Frank D. Tsuru bought 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $156.51 per share, with a total value of $313,020.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 5,730 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $896,802.30. This trade represents a 53.62 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Diamondback Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th were given a dividend of $1.00 per share. This is a boost from Diamondback Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.32%.

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.