Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of FANG Q2 Earnings

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Diamondback Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $3.13 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $3.10. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.49 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.89 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $13.97 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on FANG. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $219.00 to $215.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Diamondback Energy from $212.00 to $167.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $227.00 to $206.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on Diamondback Energy from $252.00 to $232.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $210.00 to $200.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $209.33.

Diamondback Energy Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ:FANG opened at $160.23 on Thursday. Diamondback Energy has a fifty-two week low of $137.09 and a fifty-two week high of $214.50. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $159.11 and its 200 day moving average price is $169.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The stock has a market cap of $46.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.85.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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. Diamondback Energy had a return on equity of 13.68% and a net margin of 33.64%. The company had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.55 billion.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Diamondback Energy by 38.4% during the fourth quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 11,675 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $1,913,000 after buying an additional 3,238 shares during the period. Swedbank AB grew its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 28.0% in the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 198,283 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $32,485,000 after acquiring an additional 43,361 shares during the period. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in Diamondback Energy by 631.1% in the 4th quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 43,148 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $7,069,000 after purchasing an additional 37,246 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in Diamondback Energy by 48.5% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 146,870 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $28,008,000 after purchasing an additional 47,951 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tectonic Advisors LLC boosted its position in Diamondback Energy by 38.2% during the fourth quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 31,467 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $5,155,000 after purchasing an additional 8,704 shares in the last quarter. 90.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Diamondback Energy

In other Diamondback Energy news, Director Frank D. Tsuru acquired 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $156.51 per share, for a total transaction of $313,020.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 5,730 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $896,802.30. The trade was a 53.62 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.48% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Diamondback Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th were issued a dividend of $1.00 per share. This is a boost from Diamondback Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.50%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.32%.

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.