Capital One Financial Has Positive View of FANG Q2 Earnings

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Equities researchers at Capital One Financial increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Diamondback Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $3.91 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.74. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.53 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy’s Q3 2025 earnings at $3.92 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.99 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $15.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.24 EPS.

FANG has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Raymond James upped their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $237.00 to $256.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $227.00 price objective on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $218.00 to $219.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $252.00 to $232.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Diamondback Energy from $220.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Diamondback Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $216.52.

Diamondback Energy Price Performance

Shares of FANG opened at $160.26 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $46.79 billion, a PE ratio of 9.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.86. Diamondback Energy has a 1-year low of $152.00 and a 1-year high of $214.50. The company has a current ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $165.82 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $177.18.

Institutional Trading of Diamondback Energy

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Demars Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy in the fourth quarter worth approximately $638,050,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Diamondback Energy in the fourth quarter worth $298,327,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy during the fourth quarter worth $185,193,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 1,153.0% during the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,132,918 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $185,606,000 after purchasing an additional 1,042,505 shares during the period. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 11.3% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 9,136,645 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $1,496,859,000 after purchasing an additional 928,429 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

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.