Rep. Robert Bresnahan, Jr. Sells Off Shares of Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG)

Representative Robert Bresnahan, Jr. (R-Pennsylvania) recently sold shares of Diamondback Energy, Inc. NASDAQ: FANG. In a filing disclosed on May 08th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Diamondback Energy stock on April 8th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "JP MORGAN BROKERAGE ACCOUNT" account.

Representative Robert Bresnahan, Jr. also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 4/17/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 4/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Western Digital NASDAQ: WDC on 4/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOG on 4/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Texas Instruments NASDAQ: TXN on 4/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 4/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Western Digital NASDAQ: WDC on 4/10/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of DexCom NASDAQ: DXCM on 4/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Invesco NYSE: IVZ on 4/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Generac NYSE: GNRC on 4/8/2025.

Diamondback Energy Price Performance

NASDAQ FANG traded down $4.65 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $139.17. The company had a trading volume of 446,781 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,122,206. The company has a market capitalization of $40.66 billion, a PE ratio of 7.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a current ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $141.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $158.61. Diamondback Energy, Inc. has a twelve month low of $114.00 and a twelve month high of $214.50.

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 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.67 by $0.87. The company had revenue of $4.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.58 billion. Diamondback Energy had a return on equity of 13.68% and a net margin of 33.64%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 81.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $4.50 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Diamondback Energy, Inc. will post 15.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Diamondback Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a $1.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.87%. Diamondback Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.46%.

Institutional Trading of Diamondback Energy

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BankPlus Trust Department purchased a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Wintrust Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. increased its stake in Diamondback Energy by 95.7% in the 1st 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. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 247.3% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 191 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.01% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Diamondback Energy

In related news, Director Frank D. Tsuru acquired 2,000 shares of Diamondback Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $156.51 per share, for a total transaction of $313,020.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 5,730 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $896,802.30. This trade represents a 53.62% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, President Hof Matthew Kaes Van't sold 10,000 shares of Diamondback Energy stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the president now owns 120,645 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,214,835.05. This trade represents a 7.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FANG has been the topic of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Diamondback Energy from $167.00 to $161.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Williams Trading set a $190.00 price objective on Diamondback Energy in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Barclays cut their price target on Diamondback Energy from $200.00 to $185.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Susquehanna cut their price target on Diamondback Energy from $219.00 to $194.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Bank of America raised Diamondback Energy from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lowered their price target for the company from $202.00 to $170.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $194.09.

About Representative Bresnahan

Rob Bresnahan Jr. (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Bresnahan (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Rob Bresnahan Jr. was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He earned a B.S. in business administration, management and operations from the University of Scranton in 2012. His career experience includes working as the chief financial officer and CEO of a family business, an electrical contracting company.

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.