Roth Capital Issues Pessimistic Forecast for FANG Earnings

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Research analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Diamondback Energy in a report released on Tuesday, February 25th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now expects that the oil and natural gas company will earn $3.40 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.79. 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 2025 earnings at $3.19 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.45 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.84 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $13.88 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.54 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $191.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $252.00 to $232.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $210.00 target price on shares of Diamondback Energy in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $220.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised shares of Diamondback Energy from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Four 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $216.09.

Diamondback Energy Price Performance

FANG stock opened at $158.96 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $46.41 billion, a PE ratio of 9.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $165.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $175.33. Diamondback Energy has a 12 month low of $151.00 and a 12 month high of $214.50. The company has a current ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31.

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

Diamondback Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $1.00 per share. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. This is a boost from Diamondback Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.32%.

Institutional Trading of Diamondback Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FANG. Financial Advocates Investment Management increased its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 3.0% in the third quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 1,907 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $329,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Lakewood Asset Management LLC grew its holdings 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 in the last quarter. West Family Investments Inc. increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $319,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 2.0% during 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 period. Finally, Barden Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 1.5% during 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 acquiring an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. 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.