FANG Q1 EPS Forecast Raised by Capital One Financial

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 14th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $3.66 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.62. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy’s current full-year earnings is $16.51 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.70 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.77 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.86 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $14.99 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.76 EPS.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The oil and natural gas company reported $3.38 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.62 by ($1.24). The company 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%. Diamondback Energy’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $5.49 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $219.00 to $207.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $218.00 to $219.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Wolfe Research upgraded Diamondback Energy from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $210.00 price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Barclays upgraded Diamondback Energy from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $216.00 to $210.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $210.08.

Diamondback Energy Stock Up 1.1 %

FANG stock opened at $179.56 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $170.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $183.46. Diamondback Energy has a twelve month low of $147.93 and a twelve month high of $214.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $52.43 billion, a PE ratio of 10.28, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Clarius Group LLC lifted its holdings in Diamondback Energy by 8.8% in the fourth quarter. Clarius Group LLC now owns 1,885 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $309,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the period. J2 Capital Management Inc purchased a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $575,000. TruWealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. TruWealth Advisors LLC now owns 99,525 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $16,305,000 after purchasing an additional 4,020 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Diamondback Energy by 22.7% in the fourth quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,036 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $661,000 after purchasing an additional 747 shares during the period. Finally, Shelton Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Diamondback Energy by 20.9% in the fourth quarter. Shelton Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,027 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $1,479,000 after purchasing an additional 1,563 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Diamondback Energy

In other 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 directly owns 4,712 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $852,872. The trade was a 19.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Diamondback Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.90 per share. This represents a $3.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.00%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.61%.

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.