Q1 EPS Estimates for Diamondback Energy Cut by Roth Capital

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Diamondback Energy in a report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $3.64 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.03. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.49 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy’s Q2 2026 earnings at $3.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.62 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.82 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Diamondback Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Mizuho upped their target price on Diamondback Energy from $201.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Diamondback Energy in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $227.00 price target on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $210.00 price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Diamondback Energy from $220.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $216.09.

Diamondback Energy Price Performance

Shares of FANG stock opened at $151.92 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 0.45 and a quick ratio of 0.42. Diamondback Energy has a 1-year low of $151.69 and a 1-year high of $214.50. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $165.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $175.93. The firm has a market cap of $44.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.86.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The oil and natural gas company reported $3.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.57 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.55 billion. Diamondback Energy had a net margin of 33.64% and a return on equity of 13.68%.

Diamondback Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be issued 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. Diamondback Energy’s payout ratio is 20.61%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diamondback Energy

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $847,000. Cypress Asset Management Inc. TX bought a new position in Diamondback Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $487,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in Diamondback Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $202,000. United Advisor Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 63.0% in the fourth quarter. United Advisor Group LLC now owns 4,347 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $712,000 after acquiring an additional 1,680 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 59.3% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 113,222 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $18,549,000 after purchasing an additional 42,140 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.