Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for FANG Earnings

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report issued on Monday, November 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $1.86 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.26. 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 Q3 2027 earnings at $2.90 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on FANG. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $160.00 to $169.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Diamondback Energy from $171.00 to $174.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $165.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Diamondback Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $188.82.

Diamondback Energy Trading Up 2.2%

NASDAQ:FANG opened at $149.58 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $42.86 billion, a PE ratio of 10.39 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.62 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 stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $142.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $142.33.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The oil and natural gas company reported $3.08 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.94 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $3.92 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.48 billion. Diamondback Energy had a return on equity of 9.57% and a net margin of 27.32%.Diamondback Energy’s quarterly revenue was up 48.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.19 earnings per share.

Diamondback Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 13th will be paid a dividend of $1.00 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 13th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.80%.

Institutional Trading of Diamondback Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy during the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. SouthState Corp grew its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 596.4% in the first quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 195 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the period. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. increased its stake in Diamondback Energy by 106.3% in the third quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 198 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Creekmur Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Diamondback Energy during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC purchased a new position in Diamondback Energy during the third quarter worth about $31,000. 90.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.