Diamondback Energy, Inc. (FANG) Stock Analysis
Energy · Oil & Gas E&P
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $204.22: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.2/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality.
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... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $204.22: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.2/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 4.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 4d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicPermian Basin10-K Item 1A: 'We are vulnerable to risks associated with our primary operations concentrated in a single geographic area ... in the Permian Basin where we operate'
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -9.4% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $204.22: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.2/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $192.80. Score 4.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $204.88 (+0.3% upside). Prior stop was $192.80. Stop-loss: $192.80.
Concentration risk — Geographic: Permian Basin; Target reached (0.3% upside); Quality below floor (3.7 < 4.0).
Diamondback Energy, Inc. trades at a P/E of 35.8 (forward 12.0). TrendMatrix value score: 6.7/10. Verdict: Sell.
40 analysts cover FANG with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $223.
What does Diamondback Energy, Inc. do?Diamondback Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, acquires, develops, explores, and exploits...
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.