Viper Energy Q4 EPS Boosted by Capital One Financial

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial upped their Q4 2024 earnings per share estimates for Viper Energy in a research note issued on Monday, February 3rd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.50 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.47. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS.

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

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Roth Mkm raised their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $46.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $43.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. KeyCorp raised shares of Viper Energy from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $62.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Barclays increased their target price on Viper Energy from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Viper Energy from $64.00 to $63.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Viper Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $59.55.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VNOM opened at $49.71 on Wednesday. Viper Energy has a fifty-two week low of $31.39 and a fifty-two week high of $56.76. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $49.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.33 and a beta of 1.71. 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 business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be issued a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. This is a boost from Viper Energy’s previous dividend of $0.22. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 51.50%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viper Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNOM. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Viper Energy by 43.9% during the fourth quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 701 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC increased its holdings in Viper Energy by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 14,396 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $706,000 after purchasing an additional 293 shares in the last quarter. Andina Capital Management LLC raised its position in Viper Energy by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Andina Capital Management LLC now owns 12,924 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $634,000 after purchasing an additional 312 shares during the last quarter. Fulcrum Equity Management lifted its holdings in Viper Energy by 4.1% in the third quarter. Fulcrum Equity Management now owns 9,543 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $430,000 after buying an additional 375 shares during the period. Finally, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund raised its position in shares of Viper Energy by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 21,000 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,030,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the period. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.