Zacks Research Boosts Earnings Estimates for Viper Energy

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Viper Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, January 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.38 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.36. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.66 EPS.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.02. Viper Energy had a return on equity of 6.72% and a net margin of 24.65%. The business had revenue of $209.59 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $210.54 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.10 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 28.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other analysts also recently commented on VNOM. KeyCorp upgraded shares of Viper Energy from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $62.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, December 13th. Roth Mkm raised their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $46.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Bank of America initiated coverage on Viper Energy in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. They set a “buy” rating and a $64.00 target price for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Viper Energy from $43.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Viper Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $60.00.

Viper Energy Trading Down 1.3 %

NASDAQ VNOM opened at $46.24 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 7.24 and a quick ratio of 7.24. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $50.53 and its 200-day moving average is $48.61. Viper Energy has a one year low of $30.56 and a one year high of $56.76. The firm has a market cap of $8.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.85 and a beta of 1.73.

Viper Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.60%. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 51.50%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viper Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VNOM. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 78.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,833,257 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $172,918,000 after acquiring an additional 1,682,183 shares during the last quarter. Yaupon Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the third quarter worth approximately $18,044,000. Retirement Systems of Alabama acquired a new position in shares of Viper Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $12,980,000. Zimmer Partners LP lifted its holdings in Viper Energy by 344.0% during the 3rd quarter. Zimmer Partners LP now owns 325,000 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $14,661,000 after purchasing an additional 251,800 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Viper Energy by 16.0% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,698,661 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $76,647,000 after purchasing an additional 234,048 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

Viper Energy Company Profile

Viper Energy, Inc engages in the acquisition of oil and natural gas properties. It owns, acquires, and exploits oil and natural gas properties in North America. The company was founded on February 27, 2014 and is headquartered in Midland, TX.