Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Diamondback Energy (FANG)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ: FANG):

• 7/31/2026 – Diamondback Energy was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “hold (c)”.
• 7/31/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They now have a $248.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/21/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target raised by Susquehanna from $245.00 to $255.00. They now have a “positive” rating on the stock.
• 7/21/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $246.00 to $243.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $245.00 to $221.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/16/2026 – Diamondback Energy was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 7/16/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $242.00 to $220.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $229.00 to $216.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/22/2026 – Diamondback Energy was given a new $212.00 price target by Wells Fargo & Company.
• 6/22/2026 – Diamondback Energy was given a new $212.00 price target by Roth Capital. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/21/2026 – Diamondback Energy was upgraded by Roth Capital from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 6/10/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They now have a $249.00 price target on the stock.

Insider Transactions at Diamondback Energy

In related news, Director Mark Lawrence Plaumann sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.50, for a total transaction of $98,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 13,437 shares in the company, valued at $2,640,370.50. This trade represents a 3.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Matt Zmigrosky sold 5,000 shares of Diamondback Energy stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.54, for a total value of $1,002,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 46,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,303,451.68. This represents a 9.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 113,691 shares of company stock worth $21,622,752 over the last quarter. 0.64% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.