What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for FANG FY2025 Earnings?

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Diamondback Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, December 31st. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $12.23 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $12.19. 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 $1.94 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $2.25 EPS.

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

Several other analysts have also recently commented on FANG. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $173.00 target price on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $185.00 to $178.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $222.00 to $219.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $183.00 target price on shares of Diamondback Energy in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Mizuho set a $194.00 target price on Diamondback Energy in a research report on Friday, December 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Diamondback Energy has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $188.70.

Diamondback Energy Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of NASDAQ FANG opened at $152.34 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $149.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $144.88. Diamondback Energy has a fifty-two week low of $114.00 and a fifty-two week high of $180.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $43.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.59 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.60.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FANG. Smead Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Diamondback Energy in the second quarter valued at approximately $144,775,000. Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 38.0% during the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,798,812 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $543,610,000 after acquiring an additional 1,046,398 shares during the period. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. lifted its position in Diamondback Energy by 2,637.8% in the 3rd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 456,686 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $65,352,000 after acquiring an additional 440,005 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Diamondback Energy by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,325,287 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $3,204,894,000 after acquiring an additional 388,512 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in Diamondback Energy by 9.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,642,218 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $637,841,000 after purchasing an additional 384,971 shares during the period. 90.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Diamondback Energy

In other Diamondback Energy news, Director Charles Alvin Meloy sold 377,911 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $144,828,599.04. This represents a 26.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Diamondback Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 13th were issued a dividend of $1.00 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 13th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. Diamondback Energy’s payout ratio is currently 27.80%.

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.