Roth Capital Has Pessimistic Outlook of FANG Q1 Earnings

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital lowered their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now expects that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $3.64 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.03. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $3.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.62 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.82 EPS.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The oil and natural gas company reported $3.64 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.57 by $0.07. The firm 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%.

FANG has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Diamondback Energy from $218.00 to $219.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $210.00 target price on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. StockNews.com upgraded Diamondback Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $236.00 to $238.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $227.00 price objective 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 MarketBeat.com, Diamondback Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $216.09.

Diamondback Energy Trading Up 2.1 %

NASDAQ FANG opened at $155.59 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 0.45. Diamondback Energy has a one year low of $151.00 and a one year high of $214.50. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $165.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $175.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $45.43 billion, a PE ratio of 8.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.86.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dakota Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 13.5% during the 3rd quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 2,149 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $370,000 after purchasing an additional 256 shares in the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC lifted its stake in Diamondback Energy by 6.0% during the third quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $284,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Diamondback Energy by 6.0% during the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 54,813 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $9,450,000 after buying an additional 3,127 shares in the last quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in Diamondback Energy by 21.1% in the third quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 12,368 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $2,238,000 after buying an additional 2,152 shares during the last quarter. Finally, China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 111.1% in the third quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,263 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $390,000 after buying an additional 1,191 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

Diamondback Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be issued a $1.00 dividend. This is a positive change from Diamondback Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.57%. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 25.32%.

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.