Q4 EPS Forecast for Diamondback Energy Lowered by Analyst

Key Points

• Analysts at Roth Capital have lowered Diamondback Energy's Q4 2025 earnings per share forecast from $2.81 to $2.66.
• The company's stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $191.59.
• Diamondback Energy announced a quarterly dividend of $1.00 per share, representing a yield of 2.7%.

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 5th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $2.66 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.81. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy's current full-year earnings is $15.49 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $225.00 to $228.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada started coverage on Diamondback Energy in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $180.00 price objective for the company. Raymond James Financial increased their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $204.00 to $221.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Barclays reduced their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $200.00 to $185.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, KeyCorp reduced their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $216.00 to $180.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $191.59.

Diamondback Energy Price Performance

Diamondback Energy stock opened at $145.68 on Wednesday. The company's fifty day moving average price is $143.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $146.47. Diamondback Energy has a 1 year low of $114.00 and a 1 year high of $202.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 0.86.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The oil and natural gas company reported $2.67 earnings per share (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 9.64%. The company had revenue of $3.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.35 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $4.52 EPS. Diamondback Energy's revenue was up 48.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. BankPlus Trust Department purchased a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy during the first quarter worth $27,000. Creekmur Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy during the second quarter worth $28,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. boosted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 88 shares during the period. SouthState Corp boosted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 596.4% during the first quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 195 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 167 shares during the period. Finally, Grove Bank & Trust boosted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 65.0% during the first quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 203 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the period. 90.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Diamondback Energy news, President Hof Matthew Kaes Van't sold 10,000 shares of Diamondback Energy 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 $17,214,835.05. The trade was a 7.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.48% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Diamondback Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th will be given a $1.00 dividend. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. Diamondback Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently 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.

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