The stock price of Diamondback Energy Inc (NASDAQ: FANG) has plunged by -0.70 when compared to previous closing price of 136.54, but the company has seen a 6.64% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-23 that Finding stocks expected to beat quarterly earnings estimates becomes an easier task with our Zacks Earnings ESP.
Is It Worth Investing in Diamondback Energy Inc (NASDAQ: FANG) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Diamondback Energy Inc (NASDAQ: FANG) is above average at 8.59x. The 36-month beta value for FANG is also noteworthy at 1.07. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 15 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 13 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for FANG is 188.56M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.73% of that float. The average trading volume of FANG on April 23, 2025 was 2.82M shares.
FANG’s Market Performance
The stock of Diamondback Energy Inc (FANG) has seen a 6.64% increase in the past week, with a -15.79% drop in the past month, and a -23.66% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.44%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.54% for FANG. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.66% for FANG’s stock, with a -21.54% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FANG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FANG stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for FANG by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for FANG in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $180 based on the research report published on April 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wolfe Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FANG reach a price target of $190. The rating they have provided for FANG stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 03rd, 2025.
Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to FANG, setting the target price at $227 in the report published on December 02nd of the previous year.
FANG Trading at -8.07% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FANG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -36.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.54%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.44%, as shares sank -15.83% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -15.86% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FANG rose by +6.98%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -33.17% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $139.31. In addition, Diamondback Energy Inc saw -17.24% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FANG starting from Tsuru Frank D., who purchase 2,000 shares at the price of $156.51 back on Feb 28 ’25. After this action, Tsuru Frank D. now owns 5,730 shares of Diamondback Energy Inc, valued at $313,020 using the latest closing price.
Diamondback Energy, Inc., the Director of Diamondback Energy Inc, purchase 12,500,000 shares at $4.00 during a trade that took place back on Jan 29 ’25, which means that Diamondback Energy, Inc. is holding 14,500,000 shares at $50,000,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FANG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.4 for the present operating margin
- 0.74 for the gross margin
The net margin for Diamondback Energy Inc stands at 0.3. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 12.20, with 6.89 for asset returns.
Based on Diamondback Energy Inc (FANG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.02 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 7.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.02. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 14.95.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.64 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.1. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.6. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.44.
Conclusion
In summary, Diamondback Energy Inc (FANG) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
