Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Diamondback Energy (FANG) (2026)

Posted by Defense World Staff on Apr 28th, 2025

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ: FANG) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

4/23/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $200.00 to $185.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
4/22/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Susquehanna from $219.00 to $194.00. They now have a “positive” rating on the stock.
4/22/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $240.00 to $234.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
4/21/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at KeyCorp from $216.00 to $180.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
4/21/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $215.00 to $207.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
4/17/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $175.00 to $163.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
4/17/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $238.00 to $242.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
4/15/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley.
4/11/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Scotiabank from $215.00 to $175.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
4/10/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $167.00 to $166.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
4/7/2025 – Diamondback Energy was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “reduce” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $180.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $157.00.
3/27/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $227.00 to $206.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
3/18/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $210.00 to $200.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
3/17/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $195.00 to $157.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
3/13/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $212.00 to $167.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
3/12/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Raymond James from $245.00 to $214.00. They now have a “strong-buy” rating on the stock.
3/12/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $219.00 to $215.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
3/5/2025 – Diamondback Energy was downgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “reduce” rating.
3/5/2025 – Diamondback Energy was given a new $190.00 price target on by analysts at Williams Trading.

Diamondback Energy Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of FANG stock opened at $136.76 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $145.04 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $162.57. Diamondback Energy, Inc. has a 12-month low of $114.00 and a 12-month high of $214.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The firm has a market cap of $40.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.44.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The oil and natural gas company reported $3.64 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.57 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.55 billion. Diamondback Energy had a net margin of 33.64% and a return on equity of 13.68%. Equities analysts anticipate that Diamondback Energy, Inc. will post 15.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Diamondback Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were paid a dividend of $1.00 per share. This is a boost from Diamondback Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.32%.

Insider Transactions at Diamondback Energy

In related news, Director Frank D. Tsuru bought 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $156.51 per share, for a total transaction of $313,020.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 5,730 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $896,802.30. The trade was a 53.62 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Diamondback Energy

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Diamondback Energy by 38.4% during the 4th quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 11,675 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $1,913,000 after buying an additional 3,238 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB increased its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 28.0% in the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 198,283 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $32,485,000 after acquiring an additional 43,361 shares during the period. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 631.1% during the fourth quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 43,148 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $7,069,000 after acquiring an additional 37,246 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 48.5% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 146,870 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $28,008,000 after purchasing an additional 47,951 shares during the period. Finally, Tectonic Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 38.2% in the fourth quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 31,467 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $5,155,000 after purchasing an additional 8,704 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

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