Zacks Research Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for FANG

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Diamondback Energy in a research note issued on Monday, October 27th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $2.26 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.65. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.49 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy’s Q1 2026 earnings at $2.53 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.57 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $10.07 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.75 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.83 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.76 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.12 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on FANG. William Blair started coverage on Diamondback Energy in a report on Monday, August 25th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Susquehanna lowered their price target on Diamondback Energy to $188.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 20th. Barclays lowered their price target on Diamondback Energy from $185.00 to $178.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Diamondback Energy from $211.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price target on Diamondback Energy from $165.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $189.67.

Diamondback Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ FANG opened at $143.16 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Diamondback Energy has a 52-week low of $114.00 and a 52-week high of $186.07. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $142.95 and its 200 day moving average price is $141.44. The firm has a market cap of $41.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.17 and a beta of 1.04.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The oil and natural gas company reported $2.67 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.72 by ($0.05). Diamondback Energy had a return on equity of 9.48% and a net margin of 27.25%.The firm had revenue of $3.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.35 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.52 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 48.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. BankPlus Trust Department purchased a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. SouthState Corp boosted its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 596.4% during the 1st quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 195 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 106.3% during the 3rd quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 198 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co boosted its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 119.8% during the 1st quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 200 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creekmur Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Diamondback Energy news, Chairman Travis D. Stice sold 20,400 shares of Diamondback Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.80, for a total value of $2,913,120.00. Following the sale, the chairman owned 102,145 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,586,306. The trade was a 16.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Diamondback Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were issued a $1.00 dividend. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. Diamondback Energy’s payout ratio is currently 28.43%.

About Diamondback Energy

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.