Diamondback Energy (FANG) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$199.80 +4.42 (+2.26%)

Closing price 07/21/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

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$199.60 -0.20 (-0.10%)

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Diamondback Energy - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Buy

Based on 25 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
4

Buy
21

Based on 25 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 25 analysts, 4 have given a hold rating, 17 have given a buy rating, and 4 have given a strong buy rating for FANG.

Consensus Price Target

$218.68
9.45% Upside

According to the 25 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Diamondback Energy, the average price target is $218.68. The highest price target for FANG is $255.00, while the lowest price target for FANG is $173.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 9.45% from the current price of $199.80.

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.

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FANG Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 7/22/25 to 7/22/26	1 Month Ago 6/22/25 to 6/22/26	3 Months Ago 4/23/25 to 4/23/26	1 Year Ago 7/22/24 to 7/22/25
Strong Buy	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	17 Buy rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)
Hold	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$218.68	$223.63	$207.95	$191.86
Forecasted Upside	9.45% Upside	19.08% Upside	6.32% Upside	35.29% Upside
Consensus Rating	Buy	Buy	Buy	Buy

FANG Analyst Recommendations By Month

The 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.

FANG Price Targets by Month

The 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.

Diamondback Energy Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Diamondback Energy	Energy Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	3.00	2.39	2.52
Consensus Rating	Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	9.42% Upside	54.18% Upside	14.61% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent FANG News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
7/21/2026	Susquehanna 4 of 5 stars	Biju Perincheril 5 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Positive	$245.00 ➝ $255.00	+29.29%
7/21/2026	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars	Josh Silverstein 4 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Buy	$246.00 ➝ $243.00	+24.37%
7/20/2026	Citigroup 4 of 5 stars	Scott Gruber 5 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Buy	$245.00 ➝ $221.00	+13.02%
7/16/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Hold (C) ➝ Hold (C-)
7/16/2026	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gabe Daoud Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$242.00 ➝ $220.00	+15.31%
6/29/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Devin McDermott Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$229.00 ➝ $216.00	+18.70%
6/22/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Hanwen Chang Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$212.00	+15.53%
6/22/2026	Roth Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Leo Mariani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Neutral ➝ Buy	$212.00	+15.53%
6/10/2026	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Freeman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Strong-Buy	$249.00	+28.19%
5/28/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
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5/27/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Nitin Kumar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$220.00 ➝ $240.00	+22.99%
5/26/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Betty Jiang Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$225.00 ➝ $232.00	+15.59%
5/11/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Bob Brackett Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$237.00 ➝ $241.00	+27.72%
4/22/2026	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Betty Zhang Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Sector Outperform	$175.00 ➝ $195.00	+1.41%
4/2/2026	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Tim Rezvan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$196.00 ➝ $225.00	+18.04%
3/12/2026	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mark Lear Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$215.00 ➝ $248.00	+37.26%
3/11/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Neil Mehta Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$187.00 ➝ $212.00	+19.95%
3/10/2026	Freedom Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Strong-Buy
3/5/2026	Benchmark Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Subash Chandra Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold
2/9/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Strong-Buy
1/19/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lloyd Byrne Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$173.00	+14.36%
10/10/2025	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$173.00	+23.10%
10/6/2025	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Stephen Richardson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$165.00 ➝ $175.00	+17.15%
8/25/2025	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Neal Dingmann Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform
8/20/2025	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$213.00	+53.28%
5/23/2025	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Kalei Akamine Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$165.00 ➝ $170.00	+24.95%
5/7/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Arun Jayaram Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$167.00 ➝ $161.00	+21.99%
3/5/2025	Williams Trading Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$190.00	+34.46%
1/3/2025	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Doug Leggate Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Peer Perform ➝ Outperform	$190.00 ➝ $190.00	+13.92%
10/4/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Phillip Jungwirth Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$205.00 ➝ $215.00	+14.18%
9/24/2024	Johnson Rice Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Charles Meade Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Moderate Buy

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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 Friday, July 17, 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.:

The company recently reported earnings per share of $4.23, exceeding analyst expectations, which indicates strong financial performance.
Diamondback Energy, Inc. has increased its quarterly dividend to $1.10 per share, reflecting a commitment to returning value to shareholders.
Analysts have a generally positive outlook on the stock, with many rating it as a "Buy" and setting target prices significantly above the current stock price, which is around $200.
The company has shown a year-over-year revenue increase of 4.7%, suggesting growth potential in its operations.
With a return on equity of 7.76%, Diamondback Energy, Inc. demonstrates effective management of shareholder equity, which can be appealing to investors.

Diamondback Energy
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Diamondback Energy, Inc. for these reasons:

The company's net margin is relatively low at 1.87%, which may indicate challenges in profitability compared to peers.
Diamondback Energy, Inc. has a high dividend payout ratio of 511.63%, suggesting that it may be returning more cash to shareholders than it is generating in profits, which could be unsustainable.
Recent insider selling activity, including significant share sales by executives, may raise concerns about the company's future prospects.
Some analysts have downgraded their ratings or reduced target prices, indicating mixed sentiment in the market.
The company posted a decrease in earnings per share compared to the same quarter last year, which could signal potential challenges ahead.

FANG Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 25 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Diamondback Energy is $218.68, with a high forecast of $255.00 and a low forecast of $173.00.

25 Wall Street 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 4 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" FANG shares.

According to analysts, Diamondback Energy's stock has a predicted upside of 9.45% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Diamondback Energy's stock had 2 upgrades and 2 downgrades by analysts.

Diamondback Energy has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Citigroup, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Raymond James Financial, Roth Capital, Sanford C. Bernstein, Susquehanna, Truist Financial, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

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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Diamondback Energy (FANG) Stock Forecast & Price Target