Diamondback Energy, Inc. $FANG Shares Bought by Anchor Capital Advisors LLC

Posted by ABMN Staff on Jun 3rd, 2026

Anchor Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG – Free Report) by 1.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 362,385 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,304 shares during the quarter. Diamondback Energy makes up approximately 1.6% of Anchor Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC owned 0.13% of Diamondback Energy worth $54,477,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cresset Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 37.5% in the second quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 4,726 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $649,000 after purchasing an additional 1,288 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy in the second quarter worth $2,301,000. Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 13.5% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 51,104 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $7,022,000 after purchasing an additional 6,069 shares in the last quarter. AXA S.A. increased its stake in Diamondback Energy by 8.5% during the 2nd quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 52,355 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $7,194,000 after buying an additional 4,103 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 37.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 154,582 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $21,239,000 after buying an additional 41,866 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Teresa L. Dick sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.90, for a total value of $1,406,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 85,755 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,228,179.50. The trade was a 7.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Travis D. Stice sold 63,957 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.16, for a total value of $11,586,450.12. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman directly owned 305,314 shares in the company, valued at approximately $55,310,684.24. This represents a 17.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 186,321 shares of company stock valued at $34,499,475. 0.64% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Diamondback Energy Stock Performance

FANG stock opened at $202.40 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $56.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 235.35 and a beta of 0.42. Diamondback Energy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $134.30 and a 12 month high of $214.51. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $195.45 and a two-hundred day moving average of $172.34. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The oil and natural gas company reported $4.23 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.74 by $0.49. Diamondback Energy had a net margin of 1.87% and a return on equity of 7.76%. The firm had revenue of $4.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.83 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $4.54 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Diamondback Energy, Inc. will post 19.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Diamondback Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 14th were issued a dividend of $1.10 per share. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. This is a boost from Diamondback Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.05. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 14th. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 511.63%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on FANG. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $224.00 to $229.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. UBS Group upped their price target on Diamondback Energy from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Freedom Capital upgraded Diamondback Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Finally, Scotiabank increased their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $175.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $223.26.

Read Our Latest Analysis on Diamondback Energy

Diamondback Energy News Summary

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

Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research increased its EPS forecasts for Diamondback Energy across multiple periods, including Q1 2027, Q2 2027, Q3 2027 and FY2028, signaling improved earnings outlook. Diamondback Energy (FANG) Is On Jim Cramer’s Radar When It Comes To Oil Stocks
Positive Sentiment: Jim Cramer highlighted Diamondback Energy as a stock on his radar among oil names, which may be adding visibility and interest from investors. Diamondback Energy (FANG) Is On Jim Cramer’s Radar When It Comes To Oil Stocks
Neutral Sentiment: Recent analyst coverage reiterated a Hold rating while modestly lifting near- and longer-term earnings estimates, suggesting sentiment is improving but not yet strongly bullish.
Neutral Sentiment: The company also remains in focus after multiple insider sales by executives, including EVP Matt Zmigrosky and CAO Teresa L. Dick, which can be viewed as routine profit-taking but may temper enthusiasm. SEC filing for Matt Zmigrosky sale SEC filing for Teresa L. Dick sale

Diamondback Energy Profile

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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.