Roth Capital Predicts Weaker Earnings for Diamondback Energy

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report issued on Monday, April 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will earn $2.19 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.19. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.49 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.54 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.95 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.96 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.20 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.06 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.45 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Diamondback Energy from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Raymond James dropped their target price on Diamondback Energy from $245.00 to $214.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Williams Trading set a $190.00 price target on Diamondback Energy in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $210.00 price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their target price on Diamondback Energy from $238.00 to $242.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $206.13.

Diamondback Energy Trading Up 5.7 %

Shares of Diamondback Energy stock opened at $137.64 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 0.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.44. Diamondback Energy has a 52-week low of $114.00 and a 52-week high of $214.50. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $147.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $164.93.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last released its earnings results 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. Diamondback Energy had a return on equity of 13.68% and a net margin of 33.64%. The business had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.55 billion.

Diamondback Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th were issued a dividend of $1.00 per share. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.91%. This is a boost from Diamondback Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.32%.

Insider Transactions at Diamondback Energy

In related news, Director Frank D. Tsuru bought 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $156.51 per share, for a total transaction of $313,020.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 5,730 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $896,802.30. The trade was a 53.62 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Diamondback Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Lakewood Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Lakewood Asset Management LLC now owns 11,340 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $1,858,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings 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 worth $532,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Barden Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Barden Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,380 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $718,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the period. Greenleaf Trust raised its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 6,892 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $1,129,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Buckhead Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC now owns 19,830 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $3,249,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

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.