Roth Capital Lowers Earnings Estimates for Viper Energy

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.26 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.27. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share.

Several other research firms have also commented on VNOM. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $64.00 price objective for the company. KeyCorp upgraded shares of Viper Energy from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $62.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $64.00 to $63.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Viper Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.55.

Viper Energy Trading Down 0.9 %

VNOM opened at $44.64 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 7.24 and a quick ratio of 7.24. Viper Energy has a fifty-two week low of $34.45 and a fifty-two week high of $56.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.51 billion, a PE ratio of 19.16 and a beta of 1.71. The company’s 50-day moving average is $49.05 and its 200 day moving average is $49.52.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viper Energy

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Viper Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 328.5% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 587 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 450 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 321.7% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 679 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 518 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 43.9% during the 4th quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 701 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. This is a boost from Viper Energy’s previous dividend of $0.22. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 51.50%.

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.