Q1 EPS Forecast for Diamondback Energy Raised by Analyst

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Capital One Financial upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 23rd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and natural gas company will earn $3.71 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.66. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.58 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.74 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.79 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.87 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $15.12 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.86 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $235.00 to $212.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Truist Financial increased their target price on Diamondback Energy from $230.00 to $236.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Diamondback Energy from $191.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Wolfe Research raised Diamondback Energy from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Diamondback Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $215.00.

Diamondback Energy Stock Performance

FANG opened at $169.25 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $170.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $181.72. Diamondback Energy has a 52-week low of $147.93 and a 52-week high of $214.50. The company has a market cap of $49.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.69, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last announced its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The oil and natural gas company reported $3.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.62 by ($1.24). The business had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.43 billion. Diamondback Energy had a net margin of 33.64% and a return on equity of 13.68%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $5.49 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FANG. AXA S.A. grew its position in Diamondback Energy by 35.4% in the 2nd quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 25,167 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $5,038,000 after acquiring an additional 6,575 shares in the last quarter. MBB Public Markets I LLC acquired a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,493,000. Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Diamondback Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $213,000. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group lifted its holdings in Diamondback Energy by 109.7% during the 2nd quarter. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group now owns 260 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $52,000 after buying an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aviso Wealth Management boosted its position in Diamondback Energy by 42.3% in the 2nd quarter. Aviso Wealth Management now owns 7,710 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $1,543,000 after buying an additional 2,290 shares during the period. 90.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Diamondback Energy news, Director Mark Lawrence Plaumann sold 1,150 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.00, for a total transaction of $208,150.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 4,712 shares in the company, valued at $852,872. This represents a 19.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Diamondback Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were issued a dividend of $0.90 per share. This represents a $3.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.