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Diamondback Energy (FANG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$201.71 +2.74 (+1.38%)
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About Diamondback Energy Stock (NASDAQ:FANG)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$196.04
$203.35
50-Day Range
$171.96
$210.59
52-Week Range
$134.30
$214.51
Volume
1.25 million shs
Average Volume
2.66 million shs
Market Capitalization
$56.48 billion
P/E Ratio
39.32
Dividend Yield
2.18%
Price Target
$222.30
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) is an independent oil and natural gas company focused on the development, exploration and production of unconventional resources in the Permian Basin. Headquartered in Midland, Texas, the company concentrates its operations in the core Midland and Delaware sub‑basins of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, where it pursues contiguous acreage positions to support repeatable drilling programs.

Diamondback’s activities span the upstream value chain, including leasehold acquisition, well planning, drilling, completion and production optimization. The company produces crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and natural gas from horizontal wells developed using multi‑stage hydraulic fracturing. In addition to drilling and completion operations, Diamondback manages gathering and marketing arrangements to move and sell hydrocarbons, and it employs subsurface, completion and operational technologies aimed at improving recovery and reducing per‑well costs.

As a publicly traded E&P operator, Diamondback balances capital allocation across drilling activity, infrastructure and returns to shareholders while responding to changing commodity price environments. Its concentrated Permian footprint and integrated approach to operations and midstream logistics support scalability and operational efficiency, enabling the company to pursue disciplined development of its unconventional assets.

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Diamondback Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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80th Percentile Overall Score

FANG MarketRank™: 

Diamondback Energy scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 71st out of 249 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Diamondback Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 strong buy ratings, 18 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Diamondback Energy has a consensus price target of $222.30, representing about 10.2% upside from its current price of $201.71.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Diamondback Energy has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Diamondback Energy's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Diamondback Energy are expected to decrease by -12.06% in the coming year, from $19.73 to $17.35 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Diamondback Energy is 39.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.42.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Diamondback Energy is 39.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 17.70.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Diamondback Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.97% of the float of Diamondback Energy has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Diamondback Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.55.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Diamondback Energy has recently decreased by 9.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Diamondback Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.34%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Diamondback Energy has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Diamondback Energy is 85.77%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Diamondback Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.36% next year. This indicates that Diamondback Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Diamondback Energy's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Diamondback Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.92. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Diamondback Energy this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 29 people have searched for FANG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -9% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    29 people have added Diamondback Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 480% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Diamondback Energy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $26,749,809.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.64% of the stock of Diamondback Energy is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    90.01% of the stock of Diamondback Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Diamondback Energy's insider trading history.
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FANG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Diamondback Energy's stock was trading at $150.33 at the start of the year. Since then, FANG shares have increased by 34.2% and is now trading at $201.71.

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August, 3rd. The oil and natural gas company reported $6.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.08 by $0.40. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 51.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Diamondback Energy (FANG) raised $225 million in an IPO on Friday, October 12th 2012. The company issued 12,500,000 shares at a price of $17.00-$19.00 per share.

Diamondback Energy's top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.68%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.72%), Diamond Hill Capital Management LLC Investment Advisor (0.54%) and Deutsche Bank AG (0.31%). Insiders that own company stock include Fang Holdings Lp Sgf, Lyndal Greth, Charles Alvin Meloy, Travis D Stice, Hof Matthew Kaes Van't, Teresa L Dick, Daniel N Wesson, Matt Zmigrosky, Albert Barkmann, Jere W Thompson III, Mark Lawrence Plaumann, David L Houston, Frank D Tsuru and Steven E West.
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Shares of FANG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Diamondback Energy investors own include Salesforce (CRM), Meta Platforms (META), AbbVie (ABBV), NVIDIA (NVDA), Chevron (CVX), Qualcomm (QCOM) and ConocoPhillips (COP).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/21 Dividend
5/14/2026
Ex-Dividend for 5/21 Dividend
5/14/2026
Dividend Payable
5/21/2026
Last Earnings
8/03/2026
Today
8/11/2026
Record date for 8/20 Dividend
8/13/2026
Ex-Dividend for 8/20 Dividend
8/13/2026
Dividend Payable
8/20/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Sub-Industry
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FANG
CIK
1539838
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,762
Year Founded
2007

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$263.00
Low Price Target
$173.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.2%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
26 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.13
Trailing P/E Ratio
39.32
Forward P/E Ratio
10.22
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$1.66 billion
Net Margins
8.58%
Pretax Margin
10.81%
Return on Equity
10.10%
Return on Assets
6.16%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.25
Current Ratio
0.47
Quick Ratio
0.45

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$15.03 billion
Price / Sales
3.76
Cash Flow
$33.40 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.04
Book Value
$150.03 per share
Price / Book
1.34

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
280,020,000
Free Float
278,232,000
Market Cap
$56.48 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.43

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This page (NASDAQ:FANG) was last updated on 8/11/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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