Epoch Investment Partners Inc. lowered its position in shares of Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG – Free Report) by 9.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 207,666 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock after selling 22,171 shares during the period. Epoch Investment Partners Inc.’s holdings in Diamondback Energy were worth $41,074,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Diamondback Energy during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in Diamondback Energy by 245.1% during the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 176 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Diamondback Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new position in Diamondback Energy during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Diamondback Energy in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Institutional investors own 90.01% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Diamondback Energy
In other news, Director Charles Alvin Meloy sold 83,334 shares of Diamondback Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.12, for a total transaction of $15,593,458.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 851,530 shares in the company, valued at approximately $159,338,293.60. This trade represents a 8.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Matt Zmigrosky sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.54, for a total value of $1,002,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 46,392 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,303,451.68. This represents a 9.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 113,691 shares of company stock worth $21,622,752 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.
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Diamondback Energy Stock Performance
Shares of Diamondback Energy stock opened at $204.68 on Friday. Diamondback Energy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $134.30 and a 12 month high of $214.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $57.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 238.00 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a current ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $191.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $182.57.
Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The oil and natural gas company reported $4.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.74 by $0.49. The firm had revenue of $4.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.83 billion. Diamondback Energy had a net margin of 1.87% and a return on equity of 7.76%. The company’s revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $4.54 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Diamondback Energy, Inc. will post 18.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Diamondback Energy Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 14th were issued a $1.10 dividend. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. This is a boost from Diamondback Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.05. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 14th. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 511.63%.
Diamondback Energy Profile
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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