Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for FANG Earnings

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a report released on Wednesday, January 28th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the oil and natural gas company will earn $12.20 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $12.23. 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 $1.91 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.11 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.09 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.51 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.31 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.27 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.57 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.34 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.49 EPS.

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

FANG has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $169.00 to $171.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Mizuho dropped their price target on Diamondback Energy from $195.00 to $194.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Citigroup cut their price target on Diamondback Energy from $180.00 to $178.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $185.00 to $178.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Diamondback Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $185.90.

Diamondback Energy Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of NASDAQ FANG opened at $163.07 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The firm has a market cap of $46.70 billion, a PE ratio of 11.33 and a beta of 0.59. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $151.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $146.12. Diamondback Energy has a 12-month low of $114.00 and a 12-month high of $173.01.

Diamondback Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 13th were given a dividend of $1.00 per share. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 13th. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.80%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Diamondback Energy news, Director Charles Alvin Meloy sold 377,911 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $138.61, for a total value of $52,382,243.71. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 1,044,864 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $144,828,599.04. This represents a 26.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FANG. Torren Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $183,000. M&T Bank Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 15.0% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 14,799 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $2,224,000 after acquiring an additional 1,928 shares during the period. Comprehensive Financial Consultants Institutional Inc. grew its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Comprehensive Financial Consultants Institutional Inc. now owns 16,631 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $2,500,000 after purchasing an additional 806 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 10.6% during the 4th quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 33,343 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $5,013,000 after purchasing an additional 3,185 shares during the period. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Diamondback Energy by 40.0% in the 4th quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 301 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Diamondback Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting Diamondback Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Recent session showed buying interest — Zacks reported FANG rose in the most recent trading session (closed higher). This suggests short‑term investor demand could support the stock. Diamondback Energy (FANG) Increases Despite Market Slip
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts’ consensus remains constructive — a recent writeup notes Diamondback carries an average analyst stance around “Moderate Buy,” which can limit downside as multiple brokers still favor the name. Diamondback Energy Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: Morgan Stanley trimmed its price target to $171 but kept an Overweight rating — this is mixed: lower upside expectation but continued buy conviction, so limited directional impact until fundamentals change. Morgan Stanley Lowered Diamondback Energy Target to $171
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data reported is effectively meaningless (shows 0 shares / data issues) — no clear signal from short sellers at this time.
• Negative Sentiment: Major negative catalyst — Zacks Research across the Jan. 28 note slashed EPS forecasts broadly: multiple quarterly cuts for Q4 2025–Q4 2027 and lowers to FY2026 and FY2027 (e.g., FY2026 to ~$8.51 and FY2027 to ~$9.49 in Zacks’ table). Those downward revisions reduce expectations for near‑term earnings and may pressure the stock until earnings or oil‑price trends re‑assert themselves.

About Diamondback Energy

Diamondback Energy, Inc (NASDAQ: FANG) is an independent oil and natural gas company focused on the development, exploration and production of unconventional resources in the Permian Basin. Headquartered in Midland, Texas, the company concentrates its operations in the core Midland and Delaware sub‑basins of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, where it pursues contiguous acreage positions to support repeatable drilling programs.

Diamondback’s activities span the upstream value chain, including leasehold acquisition, well planning, drilling, completion and production optimization.