Diversified Energy Company (DEC)

DEC Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 6 analysts that cover DEC stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $21.83, which forecasts a 27.51% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $17 and the highest is $27.

Price Target: $21.83 (+27.51%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$17	$21.83	$23	$27
Change	-0.70%	+27.51%	+34.35%	+57.71%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for DEC stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26
Strong Buy	2	3	4	4	3	4
Buy	2	3	3	3	3	3
Hold	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	4	6	7	7	6	7

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Gabe Daoud Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Initiates $22	Strong Buy	Initiates	$22	+28.50%	Mar 24, 2026
Paul Diamond Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $15 → $17	Strong Buy	Maintains	$15 → $17	-0.70%	Mar 17, 2026
Paul Diamond Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $17 → $15	Strong Buy	Maintains	$17 → $15	-12.38%	Feb 4, 2026
Nitin Kumar Mizuho	Mizuho	Buy Maintains $26 → $27	Buy	Maintains	$26 → $27	+57.71%	Dec 12, 2025
Charles Meade Johnson Rice	Johnson Rice	Buy → Strong Buy Upgrades $19 → $23	Buy → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$19 → $23	+34.35%	Dec 5, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.91B

Increased by 18.28%

from 1.61B

Revenue Next Year

1.67B

Decreased by -12.59%

from 1.91B

EPS This Year

3.35

Decreased by -26.78%

from 4.58

EPS Next Year

2.76

Decreased by -17.68%

from 3.35

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	977.04M	1.85B	868.26M	794.84M	1.61B	1.91B	1.67B
Revenue Growth	139.07%	88.89%	-52.95%	-8.46%	102.74%	18.28%	-12.59%
EPS	-8.20	-14.82	15.76	-2.17	4.58	3.35	2.76
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-26.78%	-17.68%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	5.11	6.20
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	7	6

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	2.2B	1.8B
Avg	1.9B	1.7B
Low	1.6B	1.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	35.3%	-5.9%
Avg	18.3%	-12.6%
Low	0.7%	-19.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	4.89	3.01
Avg	3.35	2.76
Low	2.24	2.44

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	6.8%	-10.1%
Avg	-26.8%	-17.7%
Low	-51.0%	-27.2%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.