Roth Capital Issues Optimistic Estimate for FANG Earnings

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Diamondback Energy in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $3.54 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.45. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.53 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy’s Q3 2025 earnings at $3.84 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.26 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $15.43 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.77 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.94 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.20 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $15.94 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on FANG. StockNews.com raised shares of Diamondback Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $191.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $219.00 to $207.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $252.00 to $232.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $195.00 price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Diamondback Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $216.52.

Diamondback Energy Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of FANG stock opened at $160.26 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 0.45 and a quick ratio of 0.42. The firm has a market cap of $46.79 billion, a PE ratio of 9.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a 50-day moving average of $165.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $177.18. Diamondback Energy has a 1-year low of $152.00 and a 1-year high of $214.50.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Financial Advocates Investment Management increased its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 1,907 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $329,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the period. Lakewood Asset Management LLC grew its position in Diamondback Energy by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Lakewood Asset Management LLC now owns 11,340 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $1,858,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. West Family Investments Inc. grew its position in Diamondback Energy by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. West Family Investments Inc. now owns 1,852 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $319,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in Diamondback Energy by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,247 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $532,000 after buying an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barden Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Diamondback Energy by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Barden Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,380 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $718,000 after buying an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. 90.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.