Diamondback Energy (FANG) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 25 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
5

Buy
20

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 "Moderate Buy." Out of the 25 analysts, 5 have given a hold rating, 16 have given a buy rating, and 4 have given a strong buy rating for FANG.

Consensus Price Target

$224.55
6.16% Upside

According to the 25 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Diamondback Energy, the average price target is $224.55. The highest price target for FANG is $263.00, while the lowest price target for FANG is $173.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 6.16% from the current price of $211.52.

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 9/15/25 to 9/15/26	1 Month Ago 8/16/25 to 8/16/26	3 Months Ago 6/17/25 to 6/17/26	1 Year Ago 9/15/24 to 9/15/25
Strong Buy	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	16 Buy rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)
Hold	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 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	$224.55	$222.30	$223.63	$192.17
Forecasted Upside	6.16% Upside	9.79% Upside	20.57% Upside	42.85% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Buy	Moderate 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	2.96	2.44	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	9.15% Upside	33.39% Upside	16.52% 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
9/14/2026	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars	Josh Silverstein 4 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Buy	$243.00 ➝ $253.00	+23.43%
9/10/2026	Stifel Nicolaus 4 of 5 stars		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$259.00	+27.67%
8/19/2026	Morgan Stanley 3 of 5 stars	Devin McDermott 4 of 5 stars	Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$216.00	+2.27%
8/17/2026	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	Lower Target	Overweight	$232.00 ➝ $221.00	+9.15%
8/10/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Scott Gruber Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$221.00 ➝ $220.00	+12.58%
8/9/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold	$205.00	+9.02%
8/5/2026	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	Boost Target	Buy	$220.00 ➝ $224.00	+20.54%
8/5/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sam Margolin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$262.00 ➝ $263.00	+40.55%
8/4/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$206.00	+6.91%
7/31/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold (C-) ➝ Hold (C)
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7/31/2026	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	$248.00	+23.42%
7/21/2026	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Biju Perincheril Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Positive	$245.00 ➝ $255.00	+29.29%
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%
5/28/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
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%
5/11/2026	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
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%
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 Saturday, September 12, 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 stock is currently trading at $204.97, which is below the average analyst price target of $224.05, suggesting potential upside of approximately 9.3% based on the consensus "Moderate Buy" rating from 25 research firms.
Diamondback Energy, Inc. recently reported strong Q2 2026 results with earnings per share of $6.48, beating the consensus estimate of $6.08, and revenue of $5.56 billion, which exceeded the $4.89 billion estimate and represented a 51.2% year-over-year increase.
The company offers a dividend yield of 2.17% with a recent quarterly dividend of $1.10 per share, providing a steady income stream for investors despite the high payout ratio of 85.77%.
Institutional interest remains robust, with hedge funds and other institutional investors owning 90.01% of the company's stock, and recent filings show significant new positions or increases from major players like California State Teachers Retirement System and Waverly Advisors LLC.
The stock has demonstrated strong momentum, hitting a 52-week high of $216.90 in August 2026, and is currently trading above its 50-day moving average of $197.13 and 200-day moving average of $192.66, indicating a positive technical trend.

Diamondback Energy
Bear Case

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

The company has a high dividend payout ratio of 85.77%, meaning it is distributing a large portion of its earnings as dividends, which may limit its ability to reinvest in growth or absorb financial shocks.
There has been significant insider selling activity in 2026, with multiple directors and executives, including Chairman Travis D. Stice and Director Charles Alvin Meloy, selling substantial blocks of shares at prices ranging from $181 to $198, which may signal a lack of confidence in near-term stock appreciation.
The stock's price-to-earnings ratio of 39.96 is relatively high compared to many traditional energy sector peers, suggesting that the stock may be overvalued if earnings growth slows or if oil prices decline.
Short interest has been fluctuating, with 8.2 million shares shorted as of August 31, 2026, representing about 2.95% of the float, indicating that a portion of the market is betting against the stock's performance.
The company's debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25 and current ratio of 0.47 suggest that while leverage is manageable, the company has limited short-term liquidity to cover immediate liabilities, which could be a concern in a volatile market environment.

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 $224.55, with a high forecast of $263.00 and a low forecast of $173.00.

25 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Diamondback Energy in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings, 16 buy ratings and 4 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" FANG shares.

According to analysts, Diamondback Energy's stock has a predicted upside of 6.16% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Diamondback Energy's stock had 2 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.

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

Analysts like Diamondback Energy more than other "energy" companies. The consensus rating for Diamondback Energy is Moderate 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

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Diamondback Energy (FANG) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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

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Diamondback Energy Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

Should I Buy Diamondback Energy Stock? FANG Pros and Cons Explained

Diamondback Energy Bull Case

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