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Diamondback Energy, Inc. FANG
Diamondback Energy, Inc. (FANG) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.28% (safety: stretched). FY2025 revenue was $15.0B at a 11.1% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-18 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (main) |
| 2024-10-18 | Susquehanna | Positive (main) |
| 2024-10-16 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2024-10-16 | Keybanc | Overweight (main) |
| 2024-10-15 | Piper Sandler | Overweight (main) |
| 2024-10-10 | Scotiabank | Sector Outperform (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Mining & Extraction · percentile among 189 companies
Percentile vs other Mining & Extraction companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.038 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.067 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.018 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.53 |
Sector peers · similar-size Mining & Extraction companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FANG | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | 5/9 | 1.7 | 30.4 | +35.8% |
| DVN | DEVON ENERGY CORP/DE | 6/9 | — | 18.4 | +7.8% |
| EXE | EXPAND ENERGY Corp | 7/9 | 3.16 | 11.6 | +186.3% |
| OVV | Ovintiv Inc. | 7/9 | 1.63 | 12 | -2.7% |
| EQT | EQT Corp | 7/9 | 2.75 | 16.2 | +63.9% |
| OXY | OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ | 2/9 | — | — | -4.9% |
| PARR | PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS, INC. | 6/9 | 3.25 | 7.4 | -6.4% |
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About Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Diamondback Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, acquires, develops, explores, and exploits unconventional, onshore oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas, the United States. The company primarily focuses on the development of the Spraberry and Wolfcamp formations of the Midland Basin; and the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring formations of the Delaware Basin, both of which are part of the Permian Basin in West Texas and New Mexico. Diamondback Energy, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas.
FAQ
Is FANG financially healthy?
Diamondback Energy, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does FANG pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Diamondback Energy, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 2.28% with a 69.5% payout ratio, rated “stretched” for safety.
How profitable is FANG?
In FY2025, Diamondback Energy, Inc. had a net margin of 11.1% and a return on equity of 3.9%.
Is FANG overvalued or undervalued?
Diamondback Energy, Inc. trades at about 35.1× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.9×–50.6×, median 19.0×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for FANG?
The average Wall-Street price target for Diamondback Energy, Inc. is $232.21, about 15.6% above the recent price, from 28 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is FANG a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Diamondback Energy, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 30.4×, a dividend yield of 2.28%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.