Q1 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy Lifted by Zacks Research

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Viper Energy in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.43 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.41. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.74 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on VNOM. Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and set a $58.00 price target (down previously from $64.00) on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Bank of America began coverage on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. They set a “buy” rating and a $64.00 price target for the company. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Piper Sandler cut their price target 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $43.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. 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, Viper Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $59.55.

Viper Energy Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of VNOM opened at $49.41 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $10.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.21 and a beta of 1.71. The company has a quick ratio of 7.24, a current ratio of 7.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Viper Energy has a 12 month low of $33.03 and a 12 month high of $56.76. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $49.45 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.11.

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Freestone Grove Partners LP acquired a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $19,469,000. Gallo Partners LP bought a new position in Viper Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,127,000. Lido Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Viper Energy by 19.8% in the fourth quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 16,367 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $803,000 after acquiring an additional 2,702 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in Viper Energy by 26.5% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 865,493 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $42,470,000 after acquiring an additional 181,475 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in Viper Energy by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 74,819 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $3,671,000 after acquiring an additional 4,041 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors 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 positive change from Viper Energy’s previous dividend of $0.22. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.