Diamondback Energy (FANG) Stock News Today: Buyback Deal, ERCOT Power Partnership, and Analyst Forecasts in Focus (Dec. 19, 2025)
Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) stock is ending the week under pressure, with shares trading around $147 in the latest quote and showing a roughly 4%–5% daily decline early on Friday, December 19, 2025. MarketWatch That weakness is landing in the middle of a very “2025 energy stock” mash-up: a crude-price outlook that’s anything but unanimous, a fresh round of capital-return headlines (including a structured buyback mechanism tied to a major shareholder), and a Permian-driven strategic angle that’s increasingly showing up across the sector—turning associated natural gas into something more valuable than a discounted pipeline molecule. Below is what investors