FANG Q2 EPS Estimate Raised by Capital One Financial

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Stock analysts at Capital One Financial lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Diamondback Energy in a report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $3.91 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.74. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.49 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy’s Q3 2025 earnings at $3.92 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.99 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $15.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.24 EPS.

FANG has been the topic of several other research reports. Mizuho dropped their target price on Diamondback Energy from $219.00 to $207.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 16th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Diamondback Energy from $218.00 to $219.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Wolfe Research raised Diamondback Energy from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Diamondback Energy from $252.00 to $232.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $227.00 price target on the stock. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $216.52.

Diamondback Energy Stock Performance

FANG opened at $156.12 on Thursday. Diamondback Energy has a twelve month low of $152.00 and a twelve month high of $214.50. The stock has a market cap of $45.59 billion, a PE ratio of 8.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.86. The business’s 50 day moving average is $165.74 and its 200-day moving average is $176.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FANG. State Street Corp increased its stake in Diamondback Energy by 1.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,858,555 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $2,044,415,000 after acquiring an additional 149,871 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in Diamondback Energy by 11.3% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 9,136,645 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $1,496,859,000 after acquiring an additional 928,429 shares during the period. Boston Partners increased its stake in Diamondback Energy by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 5,169,742 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $849,202,000 after acquiring an additional 571,820 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Diamondback Energy by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,710,165 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $769,706,000 after acquiring an additional 91,605 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Diamondback Energy by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,163,070 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $682,036,000 after acquiring an additional 502,916 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

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.