Q4 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy Lifted by Zacks Research

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q4 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a report issued on Thursday, June 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.52 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.44. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q3 2027 earnings at $0.46 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $0.41 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also commented on VNOM. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Viper Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $44.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Viper Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 23rd. Finally, TD Securities boosted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $54.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Viper Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $58.38.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

Shares of VNOM stock opened at $43.70 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.69 billion, a PE ratio of -136.56 and a beta of 0.38. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $43.34. The company has a current ratio of 6.17, a quick ratio of 6.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Viper Energy has a 12 month low of $35.10 and a 12 month high of $51.13.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $511.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $499.82 million. Viper Energy had a negative net margin of 2.77% and a positive return on equity of 2.64%. Viper Energy’s quarterly revenue was up 108.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.54 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the 3rd quarter worth $9,853,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 40.9% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 428,168 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $16,365,000 after acquiring an additional 124,259 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. grew its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 58.7% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 198,093 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $7,571,000 after acquiring an additional 73,303 shares in the last quarter. Bornite Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the 3rd quarter worth $38,220,000. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers grew its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 26.3% in the 3rd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 422,580 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $16,151,000 after acquiring an additional 88,128 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

Viper Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 14th were paid a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 14th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently -475.00%.

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.