Howard Financial Services LTD. Sells 17,094 Shares of Viper Energy Inc. $VNOM

Howard Financial Services LTD. cut its stake in shares of Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) by 35.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 31,666 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock after selling 17,094 shares during the period. Howard Financial Services LTD.’s holdings in Viper Energy were worth $1,223,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Viper Energy in the 3rd quarter worth $31,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in Viper Energy in the third quarter valued at about $38,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its position in Viper Energy by 503.3% in 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 during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 68.3% during the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,400 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 568 shares during the period. Finally, Bogart Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at about $57,000. 87.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VNOM has been the topic of several recent research reports. TD Securities increased their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $54.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Viper Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $64.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of Viper Energy in a research report on Tuesday. They set a “buy” rating and a $54.00 price objective for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $51.93.

Trending Headlines about Viper Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting Viper Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Truist started coverage on VNOM with a Buy rating and a $54 price target (about a mid‑teens upside from the recent price), giving investors a clear catalyst for buying interest. Truist initiates Viper Energy stock coverage with buy rating
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst consensus reflected in recent coverage is a “Moderate Buy,” reinforcing the positive view from sell‑side firms and supporting demand for the shares. Viper Energy Inc. Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy”
• Neutral Sentiment: Short interest fell to 13,204,484 shares as of March 13 (down ~18.6% from Feb. 26), representing roughly 3.7% of shares outstanding and a ~2.3 days‑to‑cover — lower short exposure can reduce downside pressure and is generally supportive for the stock.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple March filings in the feed report “0 shares” short interest and NaN changes — these look like reporting/data errors that could create confusing headlines and short‑term volatility until corrected. Investors should rely on the verified March 13 figure above and watch for corrected filings.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ VNOM opened at $47.78 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $17.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -207.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a quick ratio of 3.72, a current ratio of 3.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $43.28 and a 200-day moving average price of $39.79. Viper Energy Inc. has a twelve month low of $34.71 and a twelve month high of $49.08.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.04. Viper Energy had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 4.87%.The company had revenue of $435.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $415.51 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.04 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 87.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Viper Energy Inc. will post 2.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

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

Viper Energy Company Profile

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.