Q1 EPS Estimates for FANG Increased by Capital One Financial

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Investment analysts at Capital One Financial increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Diamondback Energy in a report issued on Thursday, January 23rd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and natural gas company will earn $3.71 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.66. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.58 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.74 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.79 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.87 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $15.12 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.86 EPS.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The oil and natural gas company reported $3.38 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.62 by ($1.24). The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.43 billion. Diamondback Energy had a net margin of 33.64% and a return on equity of 13.68%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $5.49 earnings per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on FANG. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Diamondback Energy from $191.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $235.00 to $212.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 9th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $210.00 target price on shares of Diamondback Energy in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $252.00 to $232.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $215.00.

Diamondback Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ:FANG opened at $169.25 on Monday. Diamondback Energy has a 12 month low of $147.93 and a 12 month high of $214.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 0.45 and a quick ratio of 0.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.42 billion, a PE ratio of 9.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.88. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $170.08 and its 200 day moving average price is $181.72.

Diamondback Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a dividend of $0.90 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $3.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.13%. Diamondback Energy’s payout ratio is currently 20.61%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Diamondback Energy news, Director Mark Lawrence Plaumann sold 1,150 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.00, for a total transaction of $208,150.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 4,712 shares in the company, valued at approximately $852,872. The trade was a 19.62 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.48% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Diamondback Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FANG. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,858,555 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $2,044,415,000 after purchasing an additional 149,871 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 6.1% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,618,560 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $793,611,000 after purchasing an additional 266,299 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Diamondback Energy by 9.3% during the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,704,520 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $466,259,000 after buying an additional 230,689 shares in the last quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Diamondback Energy by 25.6% during the third quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,158,910 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $372,196,000 after buying an additional 439,579 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James & Associates increased its holdings in Diamondback Energy by 4.2% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 1,135,230 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $195,714,000 after buying an additional 46,109 shares in the last quarter. 90.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Diamondback Energy Company Profile

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.