Q2 EPS Forecast for Diamondback Energy Increased by Analyst

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG - Free Report) - Analysts at Capital One Financial boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $3.91 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.74. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy's current full-year earnings is $15.49 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy's Q3 2025 earnings at $3.92 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.99 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $15.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.24 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on FANG. UBS Group upped their price target on Diamondback Energy from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $218.00 to $219.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and issued a $195.00 price target on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. StockNews.com raised shares of Diamondback Energy from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $210.00 price target on shares of Diamondback Energy in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Diamondback Energy has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $216.52.

Diamondback Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FANG traded down $5.97 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $156.12. 3,935,348 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,088,174. The company's 50-day moving average price is $165.74 and its 200-day moving average price is $176.96. Diamondback Energy has a 1-year low of $152.00 and a 1-year high of $214.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $45.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.94, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 0.45 and a quick ratio of 0.42.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FANG. Demars Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $638,050,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $298,327,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $185,193,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 1,153.0% during the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,132,918 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $185,606,000 after purchasing an additional 1,042,505 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 11.3% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 9,136,645 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock valued at $1,496,859,000 after purchasing an additional 928,429 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.01% of the company's stock.

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.