Q1 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy Reduced by Analyst

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Viper Energy in a report issued on Monday, February 3rd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.40 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on Viper Energy from $64.00 to $63.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Roth Mkm lifted their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $46.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Raymond James reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $58.00 target price (down previously from $64.00) on shares of Viper Energy in a research report on Tuesday. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on Viper Energy from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $59.55.

Viper Energy Stock Up 2.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ VNOM opened at $50.01 on Thursday. Viper Energy has a 1 year low of $31.18 and a 1 year high of $56.76. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $48.82. The company has a market cap of $9.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.46 and a beta of 1.71. 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 (NASDAQ:VNOM) last released its quarterly 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 net margin of 24.65% and a return on equity of 6.72%. The firm had revenue of $209.59 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $210.54 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.10 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 28.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be issued a $0.65 dividend. This is an increase from Viper Energy’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 51.50%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNOM. FMR LLC grew its holdings in Viper Energy by 4,836.9% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 74,596 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $3,365,000 after acquiring an additional 73,085 shares during the period. New York State Teachers Retirement System acquired a new position in shares of Viper Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at $984,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings 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 buying an additional 234,048 shares in the last quarter. Summit Global Investments acquired a new stake in Viper Energy during the third quarter valued at $706,000. Finally, Retirement Systems of Alabama purchased a new position in Viper Energy in the third quarter valued at $12,980,000. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.