Diversified Energy (DEC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$14.18 +0.35 (+2.55%)

Closing price 10/12/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

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$14.16 -0.02 (-0.13%)

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

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 10 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
3

Buy
7

Based on 10 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Diversified Energy in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 10 analysts, 3 have given a hold rating, and 7 have given a buy rating for DEC.

Consensus Price Target

$22.50
58.64% Upside

According to the 10 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Diversified Energy, the average price target is $22.50. The highest price target for DEC is $32.00, while the lowest price target for DEC is $16.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 58.64% from the current price of $14.18.

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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DEC Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 10/13/25 to 10/13/26	1 Month Ago 9/13/25 to 9/13/26	3 Months Ago 7/15/25 to 7/15/26	1 Year Ago 10/13/24 to 10/13/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	7 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)
Hold	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$22.50	$22.50	$21.83	$22.25
Forecasted Upside	58.64% Upside	51.98% Upside	64.21% Upside	72.07% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

DEC 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.

DEC 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.

Diversified Energy Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Diversified Energy	Energy Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.70	2.45	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	58.64% Upside	45.35% Upside	19.29% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent DEC News	Positive News	Positive News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
8/18/2026	Weiss Ratings 3 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Hold (C-) ➝ Hold (C)
8/12/2026	Truist Financial 3 of 5 stars	Gabe Daoud Not Rated	Boost Target	Buy	$17.00 ➝ $20.00	+38.31%
8/10/2026	Mizuho 3 of 5 stars	Nitin Kumar 5 of 5 stars	Set Target		$32.00	+123.29%
7/21/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Paul Diamond Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$19.00 ➝ $16.00	+20.39%
7/10/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold
7/7/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
4/15/2026	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mike Scialla Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$24.00	+54.59%
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	$18.00 ➝ $20.00	+19.30%
12/5/2025	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	Upgrade	Accumulate ➝ Buy	$19.00 ➝ $23.00	+49.98%
11/18/2025	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
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DEC Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 10 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Diversified Energy is $22.50, with a high forecast of $32.00 and a low forecast of $16.00.

10 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Diversified Energy in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" DEC shares.

According to analysts, Diversified Energy's stock has a predicted upside of 58.64% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Diversified Energy's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.

Diversified Energy has been rated by research analysts at Citigroup, Mizuho, Truist Financial, and Weiss Ratings in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Diversified Energy more than other "energy" companies. The consensus rating for Diversified Energy is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "energy" companies is Hold. Learn more on how DEC compares to other companies.

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Diversified Energy (DEC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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

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Diversified Energy (DEC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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

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Consensus Price Target

DEC Analyst Ratings Over Time

DEC Analyst Recommendations By Month

DEC Price Targets by Month

Diversified Energy Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

DEC Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

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