Q1 EPS Estimates for FANG Raised by Capital One Financial

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Investment analysts at Capital One Financial boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a report released on Tuesday, January 14th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $3.66 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.62. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy’s current full-year earnings is $16.08 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.

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

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on FANG. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Diamondback Energy from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $205.00 to $215.00 in a research report on Friday, October 4th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $219.00 to $207.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Johnson Rice lowered shares of Diamondback Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report on Monday, October 14th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $195.00 price target for the company. Finally, Scotiabank dropped their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $245.00 to $225.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $210.08.

Diamondback Energy Trading Down 0.2 %

NASDAQ:FANG opened at $179.12 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $52.30 billion, a PE ratio of 10.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a current ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $170.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $183.43. Diamondback Energy has a 12 month low of $147.93 and a 12 month high of $214.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 1,153.0% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,132,918 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $185,606,000 after acquiring an additional 1,042,505 shares during the last quarter. Zimmer Partners LP purchased a new stake in Diamondback Energy in the third quarter worth $87,924,000. Holocene Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 95.3% during the third quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 938,474 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $161,793,000 after purchasing an additional 457,896 shares during the last quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 25.6% during the third quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,158,910 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $372,196,000 after purchasing an additional 439,579 shares during the period. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board grew its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 280.8% in the second quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 545,202 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $109,144,000 after purchasing an additional 402,026 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Diamondback Energy

In related news, Director Mark Lawrence Plaumann sold 1,150 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were 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 approximately $852,872. This represents a 19.62 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

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 paid a $0.90 dividend. This represents a $3.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. Diamondback Energy’s payout ratio is 20.61%.

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.