Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of FANG Q2 Earnings

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Diamondback Energy in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $3.13 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.10. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $3.89 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $13.97 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on FANG. Mizuho raised their price target on Diamondback Energy from $201.00 to $204.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. UBS Group increased their target price on Diamondback Energy from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Williams Trading set a $190.00 price target on Diamondback Energy in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $220.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded shares of 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. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Diamondback Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $209.92.

Diamondback Energy Stock Up 0.9 %

FANG opened at $163.09 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $47.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 0.45. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $159.49 and its 200 day moving average is $169.95. Diamondback Energy has a fifty-two week low of $137.09 and a fifty-two week high of $214.50.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The oil and natural gas company reported $3.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.57 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.55 billion. Diamondback Energy had a net margin of 33.64% and a return on equity of 13.68%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FANG. Wintrust Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Diamondback Energy in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in Diamondback Energy by 247.3% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 191 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 136 shares during the period. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Diamondback Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Key Financial Inc boosted its position in Diamondback Energy by 940.0% in the 4th quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 208 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 188 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Diamondback Energy news, Director Frank D. Tsuru bought 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 28th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $156.51 per share, with a total value of $313,020.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 5,730 shares in the company, valued at $896,802.30. This represents a 53.62 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.48% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Diamondback Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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 a positive change from Diamondback Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. 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.