Blair William & Co. IL Grows Position in Diamondback Energy, Inc. $FANG

Blair William & Co. IL raised its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) by 5,608.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 219,537 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock after purchasing an additional 215,691 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Diamondback Energy were worth $31,416,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 106.3% in the 3rd quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 198 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Diamondback Energy during the 3rd quarter worth $31,000. Estabrook Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy in the 2nd quarter worth $41,000. Finally, City Holding Co. acquired a new position in Diamondback Energy in the third quarter valued at $43,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

Diamondback Energy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FANG opened at $180.54 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $50.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.18 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.42 and a quick ratio of 0.40. Diamondback Energy, Inc. has a 1-year low of $114.00 and a 1-year high of $183.36. The business has a 50-day moving average of $161.25 and a 200-day moving average of $151.16.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The oil and natural gas company reported $1.74 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by ($0.26). Diamondback Energy had a return on equity of 8.08% and a net margin of 11.07%.The company had revenue of $3.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.41 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.67 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Diamondback Energy, Inc. will post 15.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Diamondback Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 5th will be paid a $1.05 dividend. This represents a $4.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. This is a boost from Diamondback Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.00. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 5th. Diamondback Energy’s payout ratio is currently 74.87%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Diamondback Energy

In other Diamondback Energy news, major shareholder Fang Holdings Lp Sgf sold 1,000,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.88, for a total value of $162,880,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 98,686,727 shares in the company, valued at $16,074,094,093.76. The trade was a 1.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Charles Alvin Meloy sold 60,605 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.12, for a total transaction of $9,764,677.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 982,006 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $158,220,806.72. The trade was a 5.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Diamondback Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting Diamondback Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler kept an “overweight” rating on FANG and trimmed its price target only slightly (from $218 to $215), signalling continued conviction in upside. Piper Sandler price target note
• Positive Sentiment: UBS raised its price target substantially (to $216) and maintained a “buy” rating, providing another bullish analyst signal that supports further upside. UBS price target raise
• Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen reiterated a Buy rating with a $195 target, citing disciplined growth, expanding inventory and low breakevens — supportive fundamentals for investors focusing on cash returns and resilience. TD Cowen buy rating
• Positive Sentiment: Market write-ups highlight FANG as one of the energy stocks leading this year’s rally (LNG/export tailwinds and shareholder-friendly cost structures cited), which may attract momentum buyers. Benzinga rally piece
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights FANG among names to watch as WTI moves above $75, indicating commodity-driven upside potential for upstream producers. Zacks oil price note
• Neutral Sentiment: A short-interest report in the feed appears unreliable (shows zero shares / NaN change), so there’s no clear evidence of a new short squeeze or mounting short pressure to impact the stock today.
• Negative Sentiment: Benchmark Co. downgraded Diamondback from “buy” to “hold,” removing one bullish endorsement and likely contributing to investor caution despite other positive notes. Benchmark downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage pieces (Barron’s) note that some energy names are being downgraded even as oil rallies, a theme that can cap multiple-stock rallies and temper enthusiasm for big rerating moves. Barron’s sector downgrade piece

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Mizuho boosted their price target on Diamondback Energy from $194.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Citigroup cut their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $180.00 to $178.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Wall Street Zen cut Diamondback Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, December 27th. Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of Diamondback Energy from $182.00 to $199.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Benchmark lowered shares of Diamondback Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $189.00.

About Diamondback Energy

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.