Q1 EPS Forecast for Diamondback Energy Increased by Analyst

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Stock analysts at Capital One Financial increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a report issued on Tuesday, January 14th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $3.66 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.62. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy’s current full-year earnings is $16.51 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.70 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.77 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.86 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $14.99 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.76 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on FANG. KeyCorp reduced their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $225.00 to $216.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Wolfe Research raised Diamondback Energy from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 target price for the company in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Diamondback Energy from $252.00 to $232.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Susquehanna reduced their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $237.00 to $233.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $218.00 to $219.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $210.08.

Diamondback Energy Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of Diamondback Energy stock opened at $179.56 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $170.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $183.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $52.43 billion, a PE ratio of 10.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.88. Diamondback Energy has a 52-week low of $147.93 and a 52-week high of $214.50. 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 (NASDAQ:FANG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The oil and natural gas company reported $3.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.62 by ($1.24). Diamondback Energy had a return on equity of 13.68% and a net margin of 33.64%. The company had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.43 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $5.49 EPS. Diamondback Energy’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Clarius Group LLC grew its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 8.8% during the fourth quarter. Clarius Group LLC now owns 1,885 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $309,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. J2 Capital Management Inc purchased a new position in Diamondback Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $575,000. TruWealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Diamondback Energy by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. TruWealth Advisors LLC now owns 99,525 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $16,305,000 after purchasing an additional 4,020 shares during the period. HB Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Diamondback Energy by 22.7% during the 4th quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,036 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $661,000 after buying an additional 747 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Shelton Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 20.9% during the fourth quarter. Shelton Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,027 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $1,479,000 after buying an additional 1,563 shares during the last quarter. 90.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Diamondback Energy

In related news, Director Mark Lawrence Plaumann sold 1,150 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.00, for a total value of $208,150.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 4,712 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $852,872. This represents a 19.62 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Diamondback Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a dividend of $0.90 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $3.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.00%. Diamondback Energy’s payout ratio is currently 20.61%.

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.