Q2 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy Boosted by Zacks Research

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

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler cut 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 report on Tuesday, December 17th. Raymond James lifted their price target on Viper Energy from $58.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Barclays increased their target price on Viper Energy from $52.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Roth Mkm increased their price objective on Viper Energy from $46.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, KeyCorp upgraded Viper Energy from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $62.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, December 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $60.00.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

Shares of VNOM stock opened at $46.84 on Wednesday. Viper Energy has a 52 week low of $30.56 and a 52 week high of $56.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 7.24 and a current ratio of 7.24. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $50.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $48.62. The firm has a market cap of $8.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.10 and a beta of 1.73.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) 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 business had revenue of $209.59 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $210.54 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.10 EPS. Viper Energy’s revenue was down 28.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VNOM. Van ECK Associates Corp bought a new position in shares of Viper Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $3,804,000. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in Viper Energy by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 28,600 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $1,403,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 14,396 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $706,000 after buying an additional 293 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC raised its holdings in Viper Energy by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 13,128 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $644,000 after acquiring an additional 662 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stephens Inc. AR lifted its position in Viper Energy by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 14,834 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $728,000 after acquiring an additional 605 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

Viper Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced 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 was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.56%. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.50%.

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.