Zacks Research Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Viper Energy

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a report issued on Tuesday, March 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.27 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.30. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.06 EPS.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.04. Viper Energy had a negative net margin of 4.87% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The firm had revenue of $435.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $415.51 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.04 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 87.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Viper Energy from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Viper Energy from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday. Wall Street Zen raised Viper Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Viper Energy in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on Viper Energy from $60.00 to $54.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $51.79.

Viper Energy Trading Up 2.0%

Shares of Viper Energy stock opened at $47.14 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $42.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $39.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 3.72 and a current ratio of 3.72. Viper Energy has a fifty-two week low of $34.71 and a fifty-two week high of $48.00. The company has a market cap of $16.85 billion, a P/E ratio of -204.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.48.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viper Energy

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Viper Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the third quarter worth approximately $38,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Viper Energy by 503.3% during the third quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 1,086 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 906 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Viper Energy by 68.3% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,400 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 568 shares in the last quarter. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 5th were given a dividend of $0.38 per share. This is a boost from Viper Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 5th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.2%. Viper Energy’s payout ratio is currently -660.87%.

About Viper Energy

Viper Energy Partners LP is a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns and intends to acquire mineral and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties. As a pass-through entity, Viper Energy Partners does not engage in drilling or production operations directly; instead, it generates revenues by holding overriding royalty interests, mineral fee interests and royalty fee interests. These interests entitle the partnership to receive a percentage of the proceeds from hydrocarbons produced and sold by third-party operators.

The partnership’s assets are concentrated in the Permian Basin, with a primary focus on the Delaware Basin region of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico.