Q3 EPS Forecast for Diamondback Energy Reduced by Analyst

Key Points

• Analysts at Roth Capital have lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Diamondback Energy to $3.10, down from $3.17, while the consensus estimate for the full year is $15.49 per share.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $1.00 per share, which will be paid on August 21st, representing an annualized dividend yield of 2.8%.
• Diamondback Energy's stock is currently rated as a "Buy" by the majority of analysts, with a consensus target price of $191.59.

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG - Free Report) - Research analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Diamondback Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, August 5th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will earn $3.10 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.17. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy's current full-year earnings is $15.49 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy's Q1 2026 earnings at $2.65 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.21 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.49 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.86 EPS.

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

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Diamondback Energy from $225.00 to $228.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada started coverage on Diamondback Energy in a report on Friday, May 2nd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $180.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Diamondback Energy from $207.00 to $208.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, June 16th. UBS Group cut their price target on Diamondback Energy from $175.00 to $163.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Evercore ISI started coverage on Diamondback Energy in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $165.00 price target for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $191.59.

Diamondback Energy Price Performance

Shares of Diamondback Energy stock traded up $0.91 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $142.03. 1,684,584 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,040,675. The business has a 50-day moving average of $143.67 and a 200 day moving average of $145.94. Diamondback Energy has a fifty-two week low of $114.00 and a fifty-two week high of $202.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.12 billion, a PE ratio of 10.09 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Diamondback Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, August 14th will be issued a $1.00 dividend. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 14th. Diamondback Energy's payout ratio is currently 28.43%.

Insider Activity

In related news, President Hof Matthew Kaes Van't sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.69, for a total value of $1,426,900.00. Following the sale, the president owned 120,645 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,214,835.05. The trade was a 7.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FANG. Bank of Montreal Can raised its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 24.7% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 436,341 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock valued at $71,486,000 after buying an additional 86,477 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Diamondback Energy by 12.6% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,086,468 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $505,656,000 after purchasing an additional 345,353 shares in the last quarter. FIL Ltd grew its stake in Diamondback Energy by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 1,249,721 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $204,742,000 after purchasing an additional 82,482 shares in the last quarter. Shelton Capital Management grew its stake in Diamondback Energy by 61.1% during the 4th quarter. Shelton Capital Management now owns 36,382 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $5,960,000 after purchasing an additional 13,800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Nova Scotia grew its stake in Diamondback Energy by 298.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 103,891 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $17,020,000 after purchasing an additional 77,786 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.01% of the company's stock.

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.