Capital One Financial Weighs in on Viper Energy Q1 Earnings

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Investment analysts at Capital One Financial reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a note issued to investors 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.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on VNOM. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Viper Energy from $45.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Bank of America assumed coverage on Viper Energy in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $64.00 price target for the company. 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 research note on Wednesday, October 16th. KeyCorp upgraded shares of Viper Energy from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $62.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.55.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

VNOM opened at $49.71 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $49.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $48.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.37 billion, a PE ratio of 21.33 and a beta of 1.71. The company has a current ratio of 7.24, a quick ratio of 7.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Viper Energy has a 12-month low of $31.39 and a 12-month high of $56.76.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last released its 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 firm had revenue of $209.59 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $210.54 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.10 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 28.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. This is a positive change from Viper Energy’s previous dividend of $0.22. Viper Energy’s payout ratio is currently 51.50%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Viper Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $95,505,000. Arizona State Retirement System lifted its position in Viper Energy by 12.9% in the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 29,855 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,465,000 after buying an additional 3,401 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in shares of Viper Energy by 321.7% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 679 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 518 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Viper Energy by 48.1% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 142,034 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $6,970,000 after purchasing an additional 46,142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 632,568 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $31,040,000 after buying an additional 7,307 shares in the last quarter. 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.