Q3 EPS Forecast for Diamondback Energy Cut by Analyst

Key Points

• Capital One Financial has reduced its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Diamondback Energy from $3.43 to $3.22 per share, reflecting a general negative outlook on the stock.
• Diamondback Energy reported a quarterly EPS of $2.67, falling short of analyst expectations of $2.72, despite a revenue of $3.68 billion that exceeded predictions.
• The company announced a $1.00 quarterly dividend, representing a 2.7% annualized yield, reflecting solid shareholder returns amidst fluctuating stock performance.

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Capital One Financial dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Diamondback Energy in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 27th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $3.22 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.43. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy's current full-year earnings is $15.49 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy's Q4 2025 earnings at $3.45 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $13.91 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.96 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.12 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.22 EPS.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The oil and natural gas company reported $2.67 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.72 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $3.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.35 billion. Diamondback Energy had a net margin of 27.25% and a return on equity of 9.48%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 48.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.52 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on FANG. Bank of America increased their target price on Diamondback Energy from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Scotiabank reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report on Friday, July 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $167.00 to $161.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $184.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $163.00 to $171.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $193.33.

Diamondback Energy Stock Up 0.6%

FANG traded up $0.83 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $149.59. The company's stock had a trading volume of 775,873 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,395,167. The stock's 50-day moving average is $142.62 and its 200-day moving average is $143.07. Diamondback Energy has a 1 year low of $114.00 and a 1 year high of $200.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $43.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.62 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a current ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Institutional Trading of Diamondback Energy

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. BankPlus Trust Department purchased a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy during the first quarter valued at $27,000. Creekmur Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. raised its stake in Diamondback Energy by 95.7% during the first quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 180 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares during the period. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, SouthState Corp grew its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 596.4% in the first quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 195 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. 90.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, Chairman Travis D. Stice sold 20,400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.80, for a total value of $2,913,120.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman owned 102,145 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $14,586,306. This trade represents a 16.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company's stock.

Diamondback Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were given a dividend of $1.00 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Diamondback Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.43%.

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.