Q3 EPS Estimate for Diamondback Energy Increased by Analyst

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now expects that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $3.57 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.55. 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 $3.55 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.65 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.69 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $14.60 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $14.93 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Williams Trading set a $190.00 price objective on Diamondback Energy in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Wolfe Research raised Diamondback Energy from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $210.00 to $200.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $201.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $209.33.

Diamondback Energy Stock Performance

Shares of FANG stock opened at $157.54 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $158.66 and a two-hundred day moving average of $169.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $45.60 billion, a PE ratio of 9.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. Diamondback Energy has a 52 week low of $137.09 and a 52 week high of $214.50.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The oil and natural gas company reported $3.64 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.57 by $0.07. Diamondback Energy had a net margin of 33.64% and a return on equity of 13.68%. The business had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.55 billion.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. State Street Corp increased its stake in Diamondback Energy by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,858,555 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $2,044,415,000 after buying an additional 149,871 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 11.3% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 9,136,645 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $1,496,859,000 after acquiring an additional 928,429 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners increased its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 12.4% during the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 5,169,742 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $849,202,000 after acquiring an additional 571,820 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Diamondback Energy by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,710,165 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $769,706,000 after purchasing an additional 91,605 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in Diamondback Energy by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,163,070 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $682,036,000 after purchasing an additional 502,916 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Frank D. Tsuru acquired 2,000 shares of Diamondback Energy stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $156.51 per share, with a total value of $313,020.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 5,730 shares in the company, valued at approximately $896,802.30. The trade was a 53.62 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.48% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Diamondback Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th were given a $1.00 dividend. This is an increase from Diamondback Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.54%. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 25.32%.

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.