Q2 EPS Estimate for Diamondback Energy Lifted by Analyst

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 6th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will earn $2.50 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.28. 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 $2.83 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $3.28 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on FANG. Mizuho boosted their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $201.00 to $204.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Citigroup upgraded Diamondback Energy from a “reduce” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $157.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Susquehanna cut their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $219.00 to $194.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $240.00 to $234.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, KeyCorp cut their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $216.00 to $180.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $195.57.

Diamondback Energy Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of FANG stock opened at $137.89 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 0.45 and a quick ratio of 0.42. Diamondback Energy has a one year low of $114.00 and a one year high of $214.50. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $141.07 and its 200-day moving average price is $159.39. The company has a market capitalization of $40.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.89, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.06.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The oil and natural gas company reported $4.54 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.67 by $0.87. The company had revenue of $4.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.58 billion. Diamondback Energy had a net margin of 33.64% and a return on equity of 13.68%. The firm’s revenue was up 81.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $4.50 EPS.

Diamondback Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a $1.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.90%. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.32%.

Insider Transactions at Diamondback Energy

In other Diamondback Energy news, Director Frank D. Tsuru bought 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 28th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $156.51 per share, for a total transaction of $313,020.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 5,730 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $896,802.30. This represents a 53.62 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Diamondback Energy

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