Diamondback Energy (FANG) Stock Forecast & Price Target $200.12 -0.85 (-0.42%) As of 01:01 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Analyst Forecasts Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Diamondback Energy - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026) How MarketBeat Calculates Price Target and Consensus Rating Consensus Rating BuyBased on 26 Analyst RatingsSell0Hold4Buy22 Based on 26 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Diamondback Energy in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy." Out of the 26 analysts, 4 have given a hold rating, 17 have given a buy rating, and 5 have given a strong buy rating for FANG. Consensus Price Target $219.009.44% Upside According to the 26 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Diamondback Energy, the average price target is $219.00. The highest price target for FANG is $262.00, while the lowest price target for FANG is $170.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 9.44% from the current price of $200.12. MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data. Get the Latest News and Ratings for FANG and Related Stocks Enter your email address to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Diamondback Energy and its competitors. Sign Up View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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FANG Analyst Ratings Over TimeTypeCurrent Forecast5/22/25 to 5/22/261 Month Ago4/22/25 to 4/22/263 Months Ago2/21/25 to 2/21/261 Year Ago5/22/24 to 5/22/25Strong Buy5 Strong Buy rating(s)4 Strong Buy rating(s)2 Strong Buy rating(s)2 Strong Buy rating(s)Buy17 Buy rating(s)18 Buy rating(s)19 Buy rating(s)19 Buy rating(s)Hold4 Hold rating(s)4 Hold rating(s)2 Hold rating(s)1 Hold rating(s)Sell0 Sell rating(s)0 Sell rating(s)0 Sell rating(s)0 Sell rating(s)Consensus Price Target$219.00$207.95$185.90$194.09Forecasted Upside9.44% Upside7.26% Upside5.62% Upside42.41% UpsideConsensus RatingBuyBuyBuyBuy FANG Analyst Recommendations By MonthAnalyst Ratings Chart DescriptionThe chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.Skip Chart & View Analyst Rating History FANG Price Targets by MonthAverage Share Price and Price Target by Month Chart DescriptionThe chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.Skip Chart and View Analyst Price Target HistorySkip Chart & View Price History Table Diamondback Energy Stock vs. The CompetitionTypeDiamondback EnergyEnergy CompaniesBroader MarketConsensus Rating Score 3.04 2.40 2.52Consensus RatingBuyHoldModerate BuyPredicted Upside8.97% Upside33.32% Upside15.96% UpsideNews Sentiment RatingPositive NewsSee Recent FANG NewsPositive NewsPositive News Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings All Ratings Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Rating Show All Upside > 100% Upside 50% - 100% Upside 20% - 50% Upside 10% - 20% Upside 0% - 10% Downside 0% - 10% Downside 10% - 20% Downside 20% - 50% Downside 50% - 100% Downside > 100% Upside/Downside All Actions Upgrades Downgrades Initiates Coverage Raises Target Lowers Target Reiterates Rating Action Custom Range 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months Year-to-Date 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years Time Frame Start Date End Date Most Recent from Each Brokerage All Show Export DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date Upside/DownsideDetails5/20/2026 Citigroup4 of 5 starsScott Gruber5 of 5 starsBoost TargetBuy$225.00 ➝ $245.00+17.92%5/11/2026 Sanford C. Bernstein4 of 5 starsBob BrackettNot RatedBoost TargetOutperform$237.00 ➝ $241.00+27.72%5/6/2026 Truist Financial3 of 5 starsGabe DaoudNot RatedSet Target$242.00+24.09%5/6/2026 SusquehannaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBiju PerincherilSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetPositive$231.00 ➝ $245.00+24.63%5/5/2026 Roth MkmSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLeo MarianiSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingNeutral$205.00-1.32%5/5/2026 BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBetty JiangSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOverweight$190.00 ➝ $225.00+5.29%4/29/2026 Zacks ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating UpgradeHold ➝ Strong-Buy4/27/2026 Raymond James FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJohn FreemanSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingStrong-Buy$242.00+22.83%4/22/2026 ScotiabankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBetty ZhangSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetSector Outperform$175.00 ➝ $195.00+1.41%4/20/2026 Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingHanwen ChangSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOverweight$202.00 ➝ $262.00+45.34% Get the Latest News and Ratings for FANG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Diamondback Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/17/2026 Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDevin McDermottSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOverweight$220.00 ➝ $224.00+26.10%4/10/2026 UBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJosh SilversteinSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetBuy$240.00 ➝ $245.00+29.72%4/2/2026 KeyCorpSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingTim RezvanSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOverweight$196.00 ➝ $225.00+18.04%3/17/2026 MizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingNitin KumarSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOutperform$205.00 ➝ $220.00+17.26%3/12/2026 Piper SandlerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingMark LearSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOverweight$215.00 ➝ $248.00+37.26%3/11/2026 The Goldman Sachs GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingNeil MehtaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetBuy$187.00 ➝ $212.00+19.95%3/10/2026 Freedom CapitalSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating UpgradeStrong-Buy3/5/2026 BenchmarkSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingSubash ChandraSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeBuy ➝ Hold2/9/2026 TD CowenSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating UpgradeStrong-Buy1/19/2026 Jefferies Financial GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLloyd ByrneSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingHold$173.00+14.36%12/29/2025 Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Reiterated RatingHold (C)10/10/2025 Royal Bank Of CanadaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Reiterated RatingOutperform$173.00+23.10%10/6/2025 EvercoreSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingStephen RichardsonSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOutperform$165.00 ➝ $175.00+17.15%8/25/2025 William BlairSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingNeal DingmannSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageOutperform8/20/2025 Melius ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Initiated CoverageBuy$213.00+53.28%5/23/2025 Bank of AmericaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingKalei AkamineSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetBuy$165.00 ➝ $170.00+24.95%5/7/2025 JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingArun JayaramSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetOverweight$167.00 ➝ $161.00+21.99%3/5/2025 Williams TradingSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Set Target$190.00+34.46%1/3/2025 Wolfe ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDoug LeggateSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradePeer Perform ➝ Outperform$190.00 ➝ $190.00+13.92%10/4/2024 BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingPhillip JungwirthSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeMarket Perform ➝ Outperform$205.00 ➝ $215.00+14.18%9/24/2024 Johnson RiceSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingCharles MeadeSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Moderate BuyAnalyst ratings data on MarketBeat is provided by Benzinga and other data providers. This page was last refreshed on Friday at 12:49 PM ET. Should I Buy Diamondback Energy Stock? FANG Pros and Cons Explained These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Diamondback Energy pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com. Diamondback Energy Bull Case Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Diamondback Energy, Inc.: Recent earnings reports showed that Diamondback Energy, Inc. exceeded analysts' expectations, with earnings per share significantly higher than consensus estimates, indicating strong financial performance. The current stock price is around $203.56, reflecting a solid market position and potential for growth, especially given the recent upward revisions in price targets by various analysts. Analysts have a consensus rating of "Buy" for Diamondback Energy, Inc., with several firms raising their price targets, suggesting confidence in the company's future performance. The company has recently increased its quarterly dividend to $1.10, demonstrating a commitment to returning value to shareholders and indicating strong cash flow management. Diamondback Energy, Inc. has a low beta of 0.46, suggesting that it may be less volatile than the broader market, which can appeal to risk-averse investors seeking stability. Diamondback Energy Bear Case Investors should be bearish about investing in Diamondback Energy, Inc. for these reasons: Despite strong near-term earnings, there are concerns about long-term growth, as some analysts have slightly reduced future earnings estimates, indicating potential normalization after recent highs. The company's high P/E ratio suggests that the stock may be overvalued compared to its earnings, which could pose a risk if earnings do not grow as expected. Diamondback Energy, Inc. has a current ratio of 0.56, which indicates that it may have difficulty meeting short-term liabilities, raising concerns about liquidity. Market conditions can be unpredictable, and while the company has performed well recently, external factors such as oil price fluctuations could impact future profitability. The stock has experienced a slight decline of about 0.9% recently, which may indicate some investor hesitation or market volatility affecting its performance. FANG Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions What is Diamondback Energy's forecast for 2026? According to the research reports of 26 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Diamondback Energy is $219.00, with a high forecast of $262.00 and a low forecast of $170.00. Should I buy or sell Diamondback Energy stock right now? 26 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Diamondback Energy in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings, 17 buy ratings and 5 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" FANG shares. Does Diamondback Energy's stock price have much upside? According to analysts, Diamondback Energy's stock has a predicted upside of 9.44% based on their 12-month stock forecasts. Has Diamondback Energy been upgraded or downgraded by Wall Street analysts recently? Over the previous 90 days, Diamondback Energy's stock had 4 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts. What analysts cover Diamondback Energy? Diamondback Energy has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Benchmark, Citigroup, Freedom Capital, KeyCorp, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Raymond James Financial, Roth Mkm, Sanford C. Bernstein, Scotiabank, Susquehanna, The Goldman Sachs Group, Truist Financial, UBS Group, Wells Fargo & Company, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days. Do Wall Street analysts like Diamondback Energy more than its competitors? Analysts like Diamondback Energy more than other "energy" companies. The consensus rating for Diamondback Energy is Buy while the average consensus rating for "energy" companies is Hold. Learn more on how FANG compares to other companies. 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