Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM – Free Report) – Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a research note issued to investors on Monday, January 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.38 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.36. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.66 EPS.
Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Truist Financial increased their target price on Viper Energy from $64.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. StockNews.com upgraded Viper Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Viper Energy from $64.00 to $63.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $45.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $52.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $60.00.
Viper Energy Stock Down 0.4 %
Shares of NASDAQ:VNOM opened at $46.39 on Wednesday. Viper Energy has a 52 week low of $30.56 and a 52 week high of $56.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 7.24 and a current ratio of 7.24. The company has a market cap of $8.74 billion, a PE ratio of 19.91 and a beta of 1.73. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $48.57.
Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $209.59 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $210.54 million. Viper Energy had a return on equity of 6.72% and a net margin of 24.65%. Viper Energy’s revenue for the quarter was down 28.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.10 EPS.
Viper Energy Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.59%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. Viper Energy’s payout ratio is 51.50%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viper Energy
Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VNOM. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 4,836.9% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 74,596 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $3,365,000 after acquiring an additional 73,085 shares during the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System bought a new position in shares of Viper Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $984,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 16.0% in 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 during the last quarter. Summit Global Investments bought a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the 3rd quarter worth $706,000. Finally, Retirement Systems of Alabama acquired a new position in Viper Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at $12,980,000. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
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.
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