Capital Research Global Investors Increases Holdings in Diamondback Energy, Inc. $FANG

Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in shares of Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) by 38.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,798,812 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,046,398 shares during the quarter. Capital Research Global Investors’ holdings in Diamondback Energy were worth $543,610,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in Diamondback Energy by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,099,878 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $157,393,000 after acquiring an additional 23,724 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group raised its stake in Diamondback Energy by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 281,330 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $40,393,000 after acquiring an additional 18,723 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 12.3% in the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 36,632 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $5,242,000 after purchasing an additional 4,018 shares during the period. PFG Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Diamondback Energy by 13.5% in the third quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 18,309 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $2,620,000 after acquiring an additional 2,183 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC grew its position in Diamondback Energy by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 14,652 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $2,097,000 after purchasing an additional 291 shares during the last quarter. 90.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, major shareholder Fang Holdings Lp Sgf sold 1,000,000 shares of the business’s 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 $16,074,094,093.76. This represents a 1.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Charles Alvin Meloy sold 60,605 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.12, for a total transaction of $9,764,677.60. Following the sale, the director owned 982,006 shares in the company, valued at approximately $158,220,806.72. This trade represents a 5.81% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 1,160,605 shares of company stock valued at $190,757,794. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Diamondback Energy Price Performance

Shares of FANG opened at $178.37 on Wednesday. Diamondback Energy, Inc. has a 52 week low of $114.00 and a 52 week high of $186.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The firm has a market cap of $50.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.80 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $162.47 and a 200-day moving average of $151.81.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The oil and natural gas company reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.00 by ($0.26). Diamondback Energy had a return on equity of 8.08% and a net margin of 11.07%.The firm had revenue of $3.38 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.41 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.67 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Diamondback Energy, Inc. will post 15.49 EPS for the current year.

Diamondback Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 5th will be issued a $1.05 dividend. This is a boost from Diamondback Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.00. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 5th. This represents a $4.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 74.87%.

More Diamondback Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Macro tailwind — oil prices jumped above $100/bbl after attacks on Middle East fuel facilities, supporting the energy sector and providing a favorable commodity backdrop for Diamondback’s oil-weighted cash flows. These Stocks Are Today’s Movers
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest print shows zero reported short interest in recent data releases — likely a data/reporting anomaly rather than a real change in positioning; it does not provide clear directional pressure. (Internal short-interest entries)
• Negative Sentiment: Secondary offering announced — SGF FANG Holdings, LP filed an underwritten public sale of 11.0M FANG shares (plus a 30‑day option for 1.65M more). Diamondback receives no proceeds; this increases potential share supply and creates dilution risk or selling pressure as the block comes to market. Diamondback Energy Announces Launch of Secondary Common Stock Offering
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sales by the chairman — Travis D. Stice disclosed multi-million-dollar stock sales filed with the SEC (large blocks sold at ~ $181/share across filings), materially reducing his reported ownership stakes; sizable insider selling can be perceived negatively by investors. SEC Form 4 Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst estimate cuts — Zacks Research trimmed Q1 and Q2 FY2027 EPS forecasts (and provided a lower FY2028 projection), signaling downward revisions to near-term earnings expectations that can pressure valuation multiple expectations. Diamondback Energy (FANG) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have issued reports on FANG shares. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy from $182.00 to $199.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $173.00 price objective on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note on Monday, January 19th. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Diamondback Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $194.00 to $216.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price target on Diamondback Energy from $199.00 to $190.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $189.00.

Diamondback Energy Company Profile

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.