Q4 EPS Forecast for Diamondback Energy Lowered by Analyst

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Diamondback Energy in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $2.30 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.66. 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 $2.02 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.51 EPS.

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

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $183.00 to $176.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Susquehanna decreased their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $192.00 to $188.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $163.00 to $171.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Diamondback Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $192.23.

Diamondback Energy Price Performance

NASDAQ:FANG opened at $139.44 on Friday. Diamondback Energy has a 1-year low of $114.00 and a 1-year high of $186.74. 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 has a fifty day simple moving average of $142.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $140.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.37 billion, a PE ratio of 9.91 and a beta of 1.04.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. BankPlus Trust Department bought a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy in the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Creekmur Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy in the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. boosted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 95.7% in the first 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. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, SouthState Corp boosted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 596.4% in the first quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 195 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.01% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

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 completion of the sale, the chairman owned 102,145 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $14,586,306. The trade was a 16.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.

Diamondback Energy Dividend Announcement

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