Viper Energy Q1 EPS Decreased by Capital One Financial

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Stock analysts at Capital One Financial reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Viper Energy in a research report issued on Monday, February 3rd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.40 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.82. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.81 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.87 EPS.

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

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Viper Energy in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $70.00 target price on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $43.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Viper Energy in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. They set a “buy” rating and a $64.00 price target for the company. Raymond James reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $58.00 target price (down previously from $64.00) on shares of Viper Energy in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price target on Viper Energy from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.55.

Viper Energy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VNOM opened at $49.71 on Thursday. Viper Energy has a one year low of $31.39 and a one year high of $56.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.33 and a beta of 1.71. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $48.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 7.24 and a current ratio of 7.24.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a $0.65 dividend. This is a positive change from Viper Energy’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 51.50%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viper Energy

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VNOM. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Viper Energy during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Viper Energy by 328.5% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 587 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 450 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 321.7% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 679 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 518 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 208.1% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 681 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Viper Energy by 43.9% during the 4th quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 701 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

About Viper Energy

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.