Q1 Earnings Forecast for Viper Energy Issued By Roth Capital

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Viper Energy in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 28th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.28 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.26. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.01 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.19 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on VNOM. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $64.00 to $63.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $43.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $64.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $45.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on Viper Energy in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $70.00 price objective for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Viper Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $60.00.

Viper Energy Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of VNOM opened at $46.24 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $8.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.85 and a beta of 1.73. Viper Energy has a 12 month low of $30.56 and a 12 month high of $56.76. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $50.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.61. 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 (NASDAQ:VNOM) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $209.59 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $210.54 million. Viper Energy had a return on equity of 6.72% and a net margin of 24.65%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 28.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.10 EPS.

Viper Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th were issued a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.60%. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 51.50%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viper Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNOM. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 78.2% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,833,257 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $172,918,000 after acquiring an additional 1,682,183 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Viper Energy by 16.0% during 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 purchasing an additional 234,048 shares during the last quarter. Merewether Investment Management LP raised its stake in Viper Energy by 22.9% during the third quarter. Merewether Investment Management LP now owns 860,600 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $38,822,000 after purchasing an additional 160,600 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Viper Energy by 11.8% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 625,261 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $28,206,000 after purchasing an additional 66,222 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Yaupon Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $18,044,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

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.