Roth Capital Issues Pessimistic Forecast for FANG Earnings

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Diamondback Energy in a report released on Tuesday, February 25th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now expects that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $3.40 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.79. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.49 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.19 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.45 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.84 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $13.88 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.54 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group boosted 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. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Diamondback Energy from $220.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Mizuho upped their target price on Diamondback Energy from $201.00 to $204.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Wolfe Research upgraded Diamondback Energy from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Diamondback Energy from $252.00 to $232.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Diamondback Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $216.09.

Diamondback Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ FANG opened at $155.59 on Thursday. Diamondback Energy has a fifty-two week low of $151.00 and a fifty-two week high of $214.50. The stock has a market cap of $45.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.86. The business has a fifty day moving average of $165.34 and a 200-day moving average of $175.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The oil and natural gas company reported $3.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.57 by $0.07. Diamondback Energy had a return on equity of 13.68% and a net margin of 33.64%. The company had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.55 billion.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wintrust Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in Diamondback Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in Diamondback Energy by 247.3% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 191 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Diamondback Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Key Financial Inc boosted its holdings in Diamondback Energy by 940.0% in the fourth quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 208 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

Diamondback Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be given a $1.00 dividend. This is an increase from Diamondback Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.57%. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.32%.

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.