Zacks Research Has Bearish Outlook for FANG FY2025 Earnings

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note issued on Wednesday, January 28th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $12.20 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $12.23. 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 $1.91 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.11 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.09 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.51 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.31 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.27 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.57 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.34 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.49 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on FANG. Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $195.00 to $194.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $173.00 price target on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research report on Friday, October 10th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $174.00 to $194.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $183.00 to $171.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $169.00 to $171.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $185.90.

Diamondback Energy Stock Performance

Shares of FANG opened at $163.07 on Friday. Diamondback Energy has a 12-month low of $114.00 and a 12-month high of $173.01. The company has a market cap of $46.70 billion, a PE ratio of 11.33 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $151.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $146.12.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $3.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.48 billion. Diamondback Energy had a return on equity of 9.57% and a net margin of 27.32%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 48.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.19 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Diamondback Energy by 245.1% in the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 176 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the period. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Diamondback Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Creekmur Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 106.3% in the 3rd quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 198 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. 90.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Diamondback Energy

In other news, Director Charles Alvin Meloy sold 377,911 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $138.61, for a total transaction of $52,382,243.71. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 1,044,864 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $144,828,599.04. The trade was a 26.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Diamondback Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 13th were issued a $1.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 13th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.80%.

Trending Headlines about Diamondback Energy

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

• Positive Sentiment: Recent session showed buying interest — Zacks reported FANG rose in the most recent trading session (closed higher). This suggests short?term investor demand could support the stock. Diamondback Energy (FANG) Increases Despite Market Slip
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts’ consensus remains constructive — a recent writeup notes Diamondback carries an average analyst stance around “Moderate Buy,” which can limit downside as multiple brokers still favor the name. Diamondback Energy Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: Morgan Stanley trimmed its price target to $171 but kept an Overweight rating — this is mixed: lower upside expectation but continued buy conviction, so limited directional impact until fundamentals change. Morgan Stanley Lowered Diamondback Energy Target to $171
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data reported is effectively meaningless (shows 0 shares / data issues) — no clear signal from short sellers at this time.
• Negative Sentiment: Major negative catalyst — Zacks Research across the Jan. 28 note slashed EPS forecasts broadly: multiple quarterly cuts for Q4 2025–Q4 2027 and lowers to FY2026 and FY2027 (e.g., FY2026 to ~$8.51 and FY2027 to ~$9.49 in Zacks’ table). Those downward revisions reduce expectations for near?term earnings and may pressure the stock until earnings or oil?price trends re?assert themselves.

About Diamondback Energy

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.