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After finishing at $136.65 in the prior trading day, Diamondback Energy Inc (NASDAQ: FANG) closed at $132.01, down -3.40%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.97 million shares were traded. FANG stock price reached its highest trading level at $134.25 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $130.51.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FANG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 236.72 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.95. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.41 and its Current Ratio is at 0.44. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.32.
On April 07, 2025, Citigroup Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $180.
Wolfe Research Upgraded its Peer Perform to Outperform on January 03, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $190.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 28 ’25 when Tsuru Frank D. bought 2,000 shares for $156.51 per share. The transaction valued at 313,020 led to the insider holds 5,730 shares of the business.
Diamondback Energy, Inc. bought 12,500,000 shares of FANG for $50,000,000 on Jan 29 ’25. The Director now owns 14,500,000 shares after completing the transaction at $4.00 per share. On Dec 16 ’24, another insider, WEST STEVEN E, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 6,000 shares for $162.66 each. As a result, the insider paid 975,960 and bolstered with 12,135 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FANG now has a Market Capitalization of 38821896192 and an Enterprise Value of 53264408576. As of this moment, Diamondback’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.36, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.69. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.02. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.044 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.89.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FANG is 1.04, which has changed by -0.3320346 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09969199 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FANG has reached a high of $212.93, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $114.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.86%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.82M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2072740 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 290.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 188.56M. Insiders hold about 35.88% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 56.36% stake in the company. Shares short for FANG as of 1744675200 were 5795346 with a Short Ratio of 2.05, compared to 1741910400 on 5317034. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5795346 and a Short% of Float of 3.04.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, FANG’s forward annual dividend rate was 6.21, compared to 5.14 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04544457The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.06.
