Savvy Advisors Inc. Makes New $522,000 Investment in Diamondback Energy, Inc. $FANG

Savvy Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 3,472 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $522,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 165.9% during the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 654 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $98,000 after acquiring an additional 408 shares in the last quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp boosted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 1,141 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $172,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy during the 4th quarter worth about $225,000. Capital Advisors Inc. OK boosted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 29.7% during the 4th quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 2,224 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $334,000 after acquiring an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lodestone Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,906 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $1,189,000 after acquiring an additional 687 shares in the last quarter. 90.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Diamondback Energy

In related news, EVP Matt Zmigrosky sold 4,101 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.51, for a total value of $781,281.51. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 56,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,743,239.92. This represents a 6.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Steven E. West sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $188.35, for a total value of $1,130,100.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 4,484 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $844,561.40. The trade was a 57.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,217,069 shares of company stock worth $201,213,109. Insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Diamondback Energy News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Key analyst upgrades and higher targets — KeyCorp/KeyBanc and other research notes raised EPS forecasts and pushed price targets (one $225 target highlighted), reflecting a more constructive view on oil-market dynamics and Diamondback’s cash flow profile. A $225 PT for Diamondback Energy Suggests Opportunity
• Positive Sentiment: Tender offers to manage long-term notes — The company launched tender offers for certain long-term debt, which can be viewed as proactive liability management and may reduce refinancing risk if executed favorably. Diamondback Energy Launches Tender Offers for Long-Term Notes
• Neutral Sentiment: Roth MKM reaffirmed a neutral rating but lifted its $ target to $200 — a modest vote of confidence but not a bullish rating change. Benzinga Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider sale disclosed — A director sold shares under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan (large-dollar sale but plan-driven), typically treated as neutral unless followed by more sales. SEC Form 4 Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Crude oil collapse after conditional Iran ceasefire — Headlines show WTI/Brent fell sharply as geopolitical risk eased, triggering broad weakness in oil names and weighing on FANG today. US Equity Indexes Surge, Crude Oil Plummets
• Negative Sentiment: Sector-wide selloff in major integrateds — Coverage notes Exxon, Chevron and peers fell sharply on the same news, signaling a broad re-pricing of energy risk that dragged down midstream/exploration names like Diamondback. Exxon Mobil Stock Is Falling. Why Energy Is Going From Record Gains to a Major Slump.
• Negative Sentiment: Headline coverage of today’s drop — Media pieces flag FANG’s decline alongside the market, reinforcing short-term negative sentiment and volume-led selling pressure. Diamondback Energy (FANG) Stock Sinks As Market Gains

Diamondback Energy Stock Down 4.6%

Shares of NASDAQ FANG opened at $186.47 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $52.45 billion, a PE ratio of 33.24 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. Diamondback Energy, Inc. has a 52-week low of $114.00 and a 52-week high of $204.91. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $179.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $159.00.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The oil and natural gas company reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by ($0.26). The firm had revenue of $3.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.41 billion. Diamondback Energy had a net margin of 11.07% and a return on equity of 8.08%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.67 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Diamondback Energy, Inc. will post 15.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Diamondback Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 5th were given a $1.05 dividend. This is a boost from Diamondback Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.00. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 5th. This represents a $4.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Diamondback Energy’s payout ratio is currently 74.87%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FANG has been the subject of several analyst reports. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $215.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $194.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. TD Cowen raised Diamondback Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $199.00 to $190.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $202.57.

Diamondback Energy Company Profile

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.