Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Diamondback Energy (FANG)

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

• 3/5/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $218.00 to $215.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $194.00 to $216.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2026 – Diamondback Energy was downgraded by Benchmark Co. from “buy” to “hold”.
• 3/4/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $178.00 to $185.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/25/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target raised by Susquehanna from $182.00 to $199.00. They now have a “positive” rating on the stock.
• 2/24/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Roth Mkm. They now have a $180.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/24/2026 – Diamondback Energy was given a new $195.00 price target by UBS Group AG.
• 2/24/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Benchmark Co..
• 2/24/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target raised by Mizuho from $194.00 to $205.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/9/2026 – Diamondback Energy was upgraded by TD Cowen to “strong-buy”.
• 1/28/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $215.00 to $218.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $169.00 to $171.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $183.00 to $171.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $195.00 to $194.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $219.00 to $215.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/19/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a $173.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/16/2026 – Diamondback Energy was given a new $175.00 price target by Scotiabank.

Diamondback Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 5th will be issued a dividend of $1.05 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 5th. This represents a $4.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. This is a positive change from Diamondback Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.00. Diamondback Energy’s payout ratio is presently 74.87%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Diamondback Energy

In other Diamondback Energy news, 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 value of $9,764,677.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 982,006 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $158,220,806.72. This represents a 5.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Fang Holdings Lp Sgf sold 1,000,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.88, for a total transaction of $162,880,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 98,686,727 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,074,094,093.76. This trade represents a 1.00% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

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.