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Diamondback (FANG): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy18 Buy3 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 21 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 21 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $236, the highest $263, the lowest $206. The average is +15.8% from the last price of $204.
Analyst ratings 41
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arun Jayaram★★★★★★★★★★#1023 · hits 59% · avg +8.0% | J.P. Morgan | $233 → $253+8.6% | Buy | +24.1% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks Oct 17 08:14 | +5.4% | ↗ |
| Phillip Jungwirth★★★★★★★★★★#1299 · hits 52% · avg +8.6% | BMO Capital | $224 | Buy | +9.8% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 07:25 | +5.4% | ↗ |
| Josh Silverstein★★★★★★★★★★#630 · hits 61% · avg +10.8% | UBS | $253 → $256+1.2% | Buy | +25.5% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 10:21 | −1.3%next day +5.4% | ↗ |
| Devin McDermott★★★★★★★★★★#719 · hits 59% · avg +9.9% | Morgan Stanley | $222 → $216−2.7% | Hold | +5.9% | Assigned | 15.10.26on TipRanks 08:35 | −1.3%next day +5.4% | ↗ |
| Mark Lear★★★★★★★★★★#1201 · hits 58% · avg +7.2% | Piper Sandler | $250 | Buy | +22.6% | Initiated | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 15 03:45 | +0.7%next day −1.3% | ↗ |
| Hanwen Chang★★★★★★★★★★#2405 · hits 56% · avg +8.6% | Wells Fargo | $263 | Buy | +29.0% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 07:00 | +0.7%next day −1.3% | ↗ |
| Scott Hanold★★★★★★★★★★#206 · hits 65% · avg +17.9% | RBC Capital | $240 | Buy | +17.7% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 14 07:25 | +1.6%next day +0.7% | ↗ |
| Betty Jiang★★★★★★★★★★#3670 · hits 49% · avg +3.3% | Barclays | $221 | Buy | +8.4% | Assigned | 12.10.26on TipRanks 05:07 | +1.6%next day +1.6% | ↗ |
| Lloyd Byrne★★★★★★★★★★#307 · hits 58% · avg +18.7% | Jefferies | $205 → $215+4.9% | Hold | +5.4% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks 15:35 | +1.6%next day +1.6% | ↗ |
| Gabriel Daoud★★★★★★★★★★#12169 · hits 41% · avg −9.8% | Truist Financial | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 06.10.26on TipRanks 07:45 | −0.1%next day −0.1% · 5 days +7.3% | ↗ |
| Leo Mariani★★★★★★★★★★#39 · hits 70% · avg +27.8% | Roth MKM | $212 | Buy | +3.9% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 19:30 | −0.1%next day −0.1% · 5 days +7.3% | ↗ |
| Betty Jiang★★★★★★★★★★#3670 · hits 49% · avg +3.3% | Barclays | $221 | Buy | +8.4% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 04:55 | −1.0%next day −0.1% · 5 days +5.6% | ↗ |
| Neil Mehta★★★★★★★★★★#490 · hits 63% · avg +11.2% | Goldman Sachs | $220 → $215−2.3% | Buy | +5.4% | Assigned | 30.09.26on TipRanks Oct 1 05:50 | +0.1%next day +0.7% · 5 days −1.6% | ↗ |
| Leo Mariani★★★★★★★★★★#39 · hits 70% · avg +27.8% | Roth MKM | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 24.09.26on TipRanks Sep 25 04:10 | +1.9%next day −1.8% · 5 days −1.4% | ↗ |
| Gabriele Sorbara★★★★★★★★★★#1092 · hits 57% · avg +7.9% | Siebert Williams Shank & Co | $247 → $251+1.6% | Buy | +23.1% | Reiterated | 23.09.26on TipRanks 06:55 | +1.3%next day +1.9% · 5 days −0.3% | ↗ |
| John Freeman★★★★★★★★★★#38 · hits 68% · avg +30.1% | Raymond James | $248 → $255+2.8% | Buy | +25.0% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks 08:20 | +0.1%next day −2.4% · 5 days −4.9% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $236 → $237+0.4% | Buy | +16.2% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $236 → $237+0.4% | Buy | +16.2% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $233 → $234+0.4% | Buy | +14.7% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionAnthropic Opus-4.5 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $220 → $221+0.5% | Hold | +8.4% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI Google Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionGemini 3-pro | TipRanks - Google | $238 → $239+0.4% | Buy | +17.2% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $241 → $242+0.4% | Buy | +18.7% | Upgrade | 17.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| Josh Silverstein★★★★★★★★★★#630 · hits 61% · avg +10.8% | UBS | $243 | Buy | +19.1% | Reiterated | 15.09.26on TipRanks Sep 14 05:55 | +0.8%next day +3.3% · 5 days −9.9% | ↗ |
| David Deckelbaum★★★★★★★★★★#1693 · hits 49% · avg +10.0% | TD Cowen | $259 | Buy | +27.0% | Initiated | 10.09.26on TipRanks Sep 9 17:35 | +2.0%next day −1.1% · 5 days −4.7% | ↗ |
| Scott Hanold★★★★★★★★★★#206 · hits 65% · avg +17.9% | RBC Capital | $240 | Buy | +17.7% | Reiterated | 20.08.26on TipRanks Aug 21 21:45 | +2.0%next day −0.6% · 5 days −6.1% | ↗ |
| Devin McDermott★★★★★★★★★★#719 · hits 59% · avg +9.9% | Morgan Stanley | $216 | Hold | +5.9% | Downgrade | 20.08.26on TipRanks Aug 19 09:22 | −0.9%next day +2.0% · 5 days −3.8% | ↗ |
| Neil Mehta★★★★★★★★★★#490 · hits 63% · avg +11.2% | Goldman Sachs | $212 → $220+3.8% | Buy | +7.9% | Reiterated | 19.08.26on TipRanks Aug 20 07:30 | −0.9%next day +2.0% · 5 days −3.8% | ↗ |
| Betty Jiang★★★★★★★★★★#3670 · hits 49% · avg +3.3% | Barclays | $232 → $221−4.7% | Buy | +8.4% | Reiterated | 17.08.26on TipRanks 04:55 | +2.4%next day +2.5% · 5 days +0.9% | ↗ |
| Sam Margolin★★★★★★★★★★#313 · hits 72% · avg +15.5% | Wells Fargo | $263 | Buy | +29.0% | Assigned | 13.08.26on TipRanks 07:00 | −0.8%next day +1.7% · 5 days +7.7% | ↗ |
| Scott Gruber★★★★★★★★★★#383 · hits 60% · avg +15.6% | Citi | $221 → $220−0.5% | Buy | +7.9% | Reiterated | 10.08.26on TipRanks 06:55 | +5.8%next day +1.7% · 5 days +4.3% | ↗ |
| Lloyd Byrne★★★★★★★★★★#307 · hits 58% · avg +18.7% | Jefferies | $200 → $205+2.5% | Hold | +0.5% | Reiterated | 09.08.26on TipRanks 09:30 | +5.8%next day +1.7% · 5 days +4.3% | ↗ |
| Arun Jayaram★★★★★★★★★★#1023 · hits 59% · avg +8.0% | J.P. Morgan | $211 → $233+10.4% | Buy | +14.2% | Reiterated | 06.08.26on TipRanks Aug 7 08:10 | +2.0%next day −1.4% · 5 days +4.6% | ↗ |
| Pei Hwa Ho★★★★★★★★★★#741 · hits 63% · avg +19.4% | DBS | $222 | Hold | +8.9% | Reiterated | 05.08.26on TipRanks Aug 6 11:21 | −2.8%next day +2.0% · 5 days +7.5% | ↗ |
| Gabriel Daoud★★★★★★★★★★#12169 · hits 41% · avg −9.8% | Truist Financial | $220 → $224+1.8% | Buy | +9.8% | Reiterated | 05.08.26on TipRanks 08:50 | −2.8%next day +2.0% · 5 days +7.5% | ↗ |
| Stephen Richardson★★★★★★★★★★#646 · hits 63% · avg +12.1% | Evercore ISI | $255 | Buy | +25.0% | Reiterated | 04.08.26on TipRanks 10:22 | −5.3%next day −2.8% · 5 days +5.2% | ↗ |
| Doug Leggate★★★★★★★★★★#810 · hits 57% · avg +10.1% | Wolfe Research | $199 → $206+3.5% | Buy | +1.0% | Assigned | 03.08.26on TipRanks Aug 4 09:02 | −3.5%next day −5.3% · 5 days −1.9% | ↗ |
| Neal Dingmann★★★★★★★★★★#11544 · hits 41% · avg −2.5% | William Blair | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 03.08.26on TipRanks 18:20 | −5.3%next day −2.8% · 5 days +5.2% | ↗ |
| Charles Minervino★★★★★★★★★★#59 · hits 71% · avg +23.0% | Susquehanna | $245 → $255+4.1% | Buy | +25.0% | Reiterated | 21.07.26on TipRanks Jul 23 21:16 | +1.4%next day +1.7% · 5 days −3.8% | ↗ |
| Phillip Jungwirth★★★★★★★★★★#1299 · hits 52% · avg +8.6% | BMO Capital | $215 | Buy | +5.4% | Reiterated | 15.07.26on TipRanks Jul 16 08:35 | −0.9%next day +0.7% · 5 days +8.0% | ↗ |
| Tim Rezvan★★★★★★★★★★#11862 · hits 40% · avg −4.8% | KeyBanc | $225 | Buy | +10.3% | Reiterated | 03.06.26on TipRanks Jun 4 05:15 | +4.7%next day −4.0% · 5 days −2.8% | ↗ |
| Nitin Kumar CFA★★★★★★★★★★#878 · hits 60% · avg +8.3% | Mizuho Securities | $220 → $240+9.1% | Buy | +17.7% | Reiterated | 27.05.26on TipRanks 06:50 | −1.2%next day +0.1% · 5 days +8.7% | ↗ |
| Bob Brackett★★★★★★★★★★#584 · hits 63% · avg +17.6% | Bernstein | $237 → $241+1.7% | Buy | +18.2% | Reiterated | 11.05.26on TipRanks 07:50 | +3.7%next day +1.2% · 5 days +5.5% | ↗ |
| Betty Zhang★★★★★★★★★★#2397 · hits 72% · avg +18.6% | Scotiabank | $195 | Buy | −4.4% | Reiterated | 05.05.26on TipRanks 07:35 | −4.3%next day −6.8% · 5 days −5.9% | ↗ |
| Kalei Akamine★★★★★★★★★★#2813 · hits 56% · avg +6.3% | Bank of America Securities | $202 → $208+3.0% | Buy | +2.0% | Reiterated | 27.04.26on TipRanks 10:15 | +0.7%next day +2.3% · 5 days +8.4% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Gerdes Energy Research | — | Hold | — | Downgrade | 25.03.26on TipRanks Mar 26 07:25 | −1.1%next day +4.9% · 5 days −2.5% | ↗ |
| Mark Lear★★★★★★★★★★#1201 · hits 58% · avg +7.2% | Piper Sandler | $215 → $248+15.3% | Buy | +21.6% | Reiterated | 12.03.26on TipRanks 06:10 | +1.7%next day +3.6% · 5 days +8.5% | ↗ |
| Subash Chandra★★★★★★★★★★#1262 · hits 48% · avg +10.5% | Benchmark Co. | $195 | Hold | −4.4% | Downgrade | 05.03.26on TipRanks 07:35 | +2.5%next day +2.1% · 5 days +1.1% | ↗ |
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Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst
Best analysts covering Diamondback
TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $233 at a price of $184 (+26.9%); now: $236 at $204 (+15.8%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Buy | 59 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 34 |
| Hold | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 02.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $5.45 (from $3.63 to $6.53). Last quarter: $6.48.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $4.7B (from $3.5B to $5.6B). Last quarter: $5.6B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Energy
About Diamondback
- CEO: Matthew Kaes Van't Hof
- Employees: 1,762
- Fasken Center, Midland, TX, 79701, US
- www.diamondbackenergy.com
Diamondback Energy, Inc. operates as an independent enterprise focused on oil and natural gas. Its core business involves the acquisition, development, exploration, and production of unconventional and onshore hydrocarbon reserves, predominantly located within the Permian Basin across West Texas and New Mexico. The company's development efforts primarily target significant geological formations, including the Spraberry and Wolfcamp in the Midland Basin, as well as the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring within the Delaware Basin – both crucial components of the broader Permian. As of December 31, 2021, Diamondback Energy's asset base included approximately 524,700 gross acres under its control in the Permian Basin. At that time, its estimated proved oil and natural gas reserves amounted to 1,788,991 thousand barrels of crude oil equivalent. The company also maintained working interests in 5,289 gross producing wells and held royalty interests in an additional 6,455 wells. Beyond its direct well operations, Diamondback Energy possesses mineral interests spanning roughly 930,871 gross acres and 27,027 net royalty acres across the Permian Basin and the Eagle Ford Shale. Furthermore, it manages a portfolio of midstream infrastructure, owning, operating, developing, and acquiring assets such as 866 miles of crude oil gathering pipelines, natural gas gathering pipelines, and an integrated water system within the Midland and Delaware Basins of the Permian. Established in 2007, Diamondback Energy, Inc. is headquartered in Midland, Texas.
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