Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Diamondback Energy (FANG)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ: FANG):

• 9/17/2026 – Diamondback Energy was given a new $255.00 price target by Stephens.
• 9/17/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial, Inc..
• 9/17/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target raised by Raymond James Financial, Inc. from $248.00 to $255.00. They now have a “strong-buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/14/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $243.00 to $253.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/13/2026 – Diamondback Energy was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 9/10/2026 – Diamondback Energy is now covered by Stifel Nicolaus. They set a “buy” rating and a $259.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/5/2026 – Diamondback Energy was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 9/3/2026 – Diamondback Energy is now covered by Seaport Research Partners. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/19/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its “equal weight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $216.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/19/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its “equal weight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $216.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/17/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $232.00 to $221.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/10/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $221.00 to $220.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/9/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a $205.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/8/2026 – Diamondback Energy was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 8/5/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $220.00 to $224.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $262.00 to $263.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/4/2026 – Diamondback Energy was given a new $237.00 price target by Wells Fargo & Company.
• 8/4/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wolfe Research. They now have a $206.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/31/2026 – Diamondback Energy was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “hold (c)”.
• 7/31/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They now have a $248.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/21/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target raised by Susquehanna from $245.00 to $255.00. They now have a “positive” rating on the stock.
• 7/21/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $246.00 to $243.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $245.00 to $221.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Diamondback Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 13th were paid a dividend of $1.10 per share. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 13th. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 85.77%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Travis D. Stice sold 75,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.31, for a total transaction of $15,323,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 49,727 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,159,723.37. This represents a 60.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Charles Meloy sold 33,333 shares of Diamondback Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $198.41, for a total value of $6,613,600.53. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 818,197 shares in the company, valued at approximately $162,338,466.77. This represents a 3.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.64% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Diamondback Energy, Inc is an independent oil and natural gas company focused on the acquisition, development, exploration and exploitation of unconventional, onshore oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. The company’s operations are concentrated primarily in the Midland and Delaware sub-basins.

Diamondback produces crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. Its activities include drilling and completing horizontal wells, operating gathering and infrastructure assets, and managing mineral and royalty interests through its Viper Energy platform.