FANG Q1 EPS Forecast Increased by Capital One Financial

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Equities researchers at Capital One Financial raised their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 23rd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will earn $3.71 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.66. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.58 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.74 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.79 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.87 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $15.12 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.86 EPS.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The oil and natural gas company reported $3.38 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.62 by ($1.24). Diamondback Energy had a net margin of 33.64% and a return on equity of 13.68%. The company had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $5.49 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis.

FANG has been the subject of a number of other reports. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $195.00 target price on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective 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. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Diamondback Energy from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $235.00 to $209.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Finally, Barclays raised Diamondback Energy from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $216.00 to $210.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $215.00.

Diamondback Energy Price Performance

Shares of FANG stock opened at $171.60 on Monday. Diamondback Energy has a 12 month low of $147.93 and a 12 month high of $214.50. The company has a market capitalization of $50.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.88. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $170.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $181.97. The company has a current ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31.

Diamondback Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.90 per share. This represents a $3.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.10%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.61%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Mark Lawrence Plaumann sold 1,150 shares of Diamondback Energy stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.00, for a total transaction of $208,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 4,712 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $852,872. The trade was a 19.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in Diamondback Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 247.3% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 191 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 136 shares during the period. Values First Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at $42,000. CVA Family Office LLC raised its stake in Diamondback Energy by 28.1% during the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 296 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. Finally, Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group lifted its holdings in Diamondback Energy by 109.7% during the second quarter. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group now owns 260 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. 90.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.