Zacks Research Raises Earnings Estimates for Viper Energy

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, January 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.38 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast 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.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $64.00 to $63.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Roth Mkm increased their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $46.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Viper Energy from $43.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. StockNews.com upgraded Viper Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Viper Energy from $52.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $60.00.

Viper Energy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VNOM opened at $46.39 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 7.24, a quick ratio of 7.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The company has a market capitalization of $8.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.91 and a beta of 1.73. Viper Energy has a twelve month low of $30.56 and a twelve month high of $56.76. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $48.57.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $210.54 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.10 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 28.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Viper Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 51.50%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

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.