Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Diamondback Energy (FANG)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ: FANG) recently:

• 10/19/2026 – Diamondback Energy was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 10/15/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $216.00 to $222.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/14/2026 – Diamondback Energy is now covered by Scotiabank. They set a “sector outperform” rating and a $250.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/14/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $240.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/13/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Stephens.
• 10/11/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a $215.00 price target on the stock, up from $205.00.
• 10/2/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $215.00 to $224.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $220.00 to $215.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/17/2026 – Diamondback Energy was given a new $255.00 price target by Stephens.
• 9/17/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial, Inc..
• 9/17/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target raised by Raymond James Financial, Inc. from $248.00 to $255.00. They now have a “strong-buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/14/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $243.00 to $253.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/13/2026 – Diamondback Energy was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 9/10/2026 – Diamondback Energy is now covered by Stifel Nicolaus. They set a “buy” rating and a $259.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/5/2026 – Diamondback Energy was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 9/3/2026 – Diamondback Energy is now covered by Seaport Research Partners. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/2/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a $240.00 price target on the stock, up from $221.00.

Diamondback Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 13th were paid a $1.10 dividend. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 13th. Diamondback Energy’s payout ratio is 85.77%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Diamondback Energy

In other Diamondback Energy news, Director Charles Meloy sold 33,333 shares of Diamondback Energy stock in a transaction on Monday, October 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $183.74, for a total value of $6,124,605.42. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 759,864 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $139,617,411.36. The trade was a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Travis Stice sold 75,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.31, for a total transaction of $15,323,250.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 49,727 shares in the company, valued at $10,159,723.37. This represents a 60.13% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 141,666 shares of company stock valued at $28,061,456. Insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Diamondback Energy, Inc is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development, exploration and exploitation of unconventional, onshore oil and natural gas reserves. The company’s operations are concentrated in the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, particularly the Midland and Delaware Basins.

Diamondback produces crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids from horizontal wells and related infrastructure. Its activities include drilling and completing wells, operating gathering and processing assets, and managing midstream services that support production.