Diamondback Energy (FANG) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

by · The Cerbat Gem

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

  • 2/9/2026 – Diamondback Energy was upgraded by analysts at TD Cowen to a “strong-buy” rating.
  • 1/28/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target raised by analysts at 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 analysts at 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 analysts at 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 analysts at 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 analysts at 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 analysts at 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 on by analysts at Scotiabank.
  • 1/6/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $180.00 to $178.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 1/5/2026 – Diamondback Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein from $199.00 to $190.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
  • 12/29/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
  • 12/27/2025 – Diamondback Energy was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
  • 12/22/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
  • 12/15/2025 – Diamondback Energy had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

Insider Buying and Selling at Diamondback Energy

In related news, Director Charles Alvin Meloy sold 60,605 shares of Diamondback Energy stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.12, for a total value of $9,764,677.60. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 982,006 shares in the company, valued at $158,220,806.72. The trade was a 5.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, major shareholder Fang Holdings Lp Sgf sold 1,000,000 shares of the company’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 sale, the insider directly owned 98,686,727 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,074,094,093.76. This represents a 1.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 1,438,516 shares of company stock valued at $225,026,921. 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.

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