Q3 EPS Forecast for Diamondback Energy Lowered by Analyst

Key Points

• Capital One Financial lowered Diamondback Energy's Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate from $3.59 to $3.43, while the consensus estimate for the company's full-year earnings is $15.49 per share.
• Diamondback Energy reported earnings of $2.67 per share for its last quarter, which was below the consensus estimate of $2.72 per share, despite having revenue that exceeded expectations at $3.68 billion.
• The company has a dividend yield of 2.9%, with a recently announced quarterly dividend of $1.00 per share, representing an annualized payout of $4.00.

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Diamondback Energy in a research note issued to investors on Monday, August 11th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $3.43 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.59. 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 $3.60 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $14.27 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.10 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.97 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $225.00 to $228.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $238.00 to $242.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $175.00 to $163.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $207.00 to $208.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, June 16th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $200.00 to $185.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $191.59.

Diamondback Energy Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of FANG stock opened at $139.98 on Thursday. Diamondback Energy has a 12-month low of $114.00 and a 12-month high of $200.47. The company has a current ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The firm's 50 day moving average is $143.59 and its 200 day moving average is $145.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.95 and a beta of 1.09.

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

Institutional Trading of Diamondback Energy

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in FANG. BankPlus Trust Department bought a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Creekmur Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy during the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. boosted its stake 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 worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares during the period. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, 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 purchasing an additional 167 shares during the period. 90.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Diamondback Energy

In other news, Chairman Travis D. Stice sold 20,400 shares of the business's 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 sale, the chairman directly owned 102,145 shares in the company, valued at $14,586,306. The trade was a 16.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Diamondback Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th will be issued a $1.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Diamondback Energy's payout ratio is 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.

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