Q1 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy Cut by Zacks Research

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a report issued on Monday, March 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.40 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.43. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.87 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on VNOM. StockNews.com raised shares of Viper Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $72.00 price target on shares of Viper Energy in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Barclays increased their price objective on Viper Energy from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on 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, KeyCorp upgraded Viper Energy from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $62.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Viper Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.00.

Viper Energy Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of VNOM opened at $45.37 on Thursday. Viper Energy has a twelve month low of $35.46 and a twelve month high of $56.76. The stock has a market cap of $9.67 billion, a PE ratio of 19.47 and a beta of 1.69. The company has a quick ratio of 7.24, a current ratio of 7.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $47.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.08.

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VNOM. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 233.0% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 95,892 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $4,326,000 after acquiring an additional 67,098 shares during the last quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Viper Energy in the 3rd quarter worth $2,473,000. Swiss National Bank raised its position in Viper Energy by 24.3% in the 3rd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 197,977 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $8,931,000 after purchasing an additional 38,700 shares during the period. Quest Partners LLC lifted its stake in Viper Energy by 1,437.9% in the third quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 16,332 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $737,000 after purchasing an additional 15,270 shares during the last quarter. Finally, King Luther Capital Management Corp purchased a new stake in Viper Energy during the third quarter valued at about $231,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th were issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. This is a boost from Viper Energy’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.70%.

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.