Q3 EPS Estimate for Diamondback Energy Reduced by Analyst

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG - Free Report) - Analysts at Capital One Financial decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Diamondback Energy in a research note issued on Wednesday, July 2nd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will earn $3.57 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.77. 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 $3.73 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $12.56 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $13.01 EPS.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The oil and natural gas company reported $4.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.67 by $0.87. Diamondback Energy had a return on equity of 11.22% and a net margin of 30.84%. The company had revenue of $4.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.58 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.50 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 81.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $238.00 to $242.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada began coverage on Diamondback Energy in a report on Friday, May 2nd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $180.00 target price for the company. Citigroup raised shares of Diamondback Energy from a "reduce" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the company from $157.00 to $180.00 in a report on Monday, April 7th. Mizuho cut their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $186.00 to $179.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price target on Diamondback Energy from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $193.13.

Diamondback Energy Stock Down 0.9%

NASDAQ FANG traded down $1.22 during trading on Friday, hitting $140.75. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,199,623 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,276,925. Diamondback Energy has a fifty-two week low of $114.00 and a fifty-two week high of $214.50. The company has a market cap of $41.12 billion, a PE ratio of 8.61 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $140.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $150.17.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BankPlus Trust Department purchased a new stake in Diamondback Energy during the first quarter worth about $27,000. Wintrust Investments LLC purchased a new position in Diamondback Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. lifted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 95.7% during the 1st quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 180 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares during the period. SouthState Corp boosted its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 596.4% during the 1st quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 195 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Grove Bank & Trust grew its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 65.0% in the 1st quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 203 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the period. 90.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Diamondback Energy

In related news, President Hof Matthew Kaes Van't sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.69, for a total transaction of $1,426,900.00. Following the transaction, the president owned 120,645 shares of the company's stock, valued at $17,214,835.05. This represents a 7.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Diamondback Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th were paid a dividend of $1.00 per share. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 15th. Diamondback Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.46%.

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.