Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy, Inc. Increased by Zacks Research (NASDAQ:VNOM)

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Viper Energy in a report released on Monday, September 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.46 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.41. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.10 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 5th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $216.71 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $216.28 million. Viper Energy had a net margin of 25.63% and a return on equity of 8.46%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 34.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.47 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $54.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $44.00 to $57.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 15th. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $37.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 8th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. Finally, TD Securities increased their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $48.17.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VNOM opened at $43.35 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 7.06 and a current ratio of 7.06. The company has a fifty day moving average of $44.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $39.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.67 billion, a PE ratio of 15.94 and a beta of 1.73. Viper Energy has a fifty-two week low of $26.73 and a fifty-two week high of $49.37.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viper Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VNOM. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 1,045.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,877,786 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $215,825,000 after purchasing an additional 6,277,324 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in Viper Energy by 20.0% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 13,490,896 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $423,344,000 after buying an additional 2,246,219 shares during the period. Scout Investments Inc. purchased a new position in Viper Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $40,808,000. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. boosted its stake in Viper Energy by 91.6% during the fourth quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. now owns 2,505,280 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $78,616,000 after buying an additional 1,197,567 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors boosted its stake in Viper Energy by 16.8% during the first quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 6,410,968 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $246,566,000 after buying an additional 923,276 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

Viper Energy Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 15th were issued a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 15th. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 44.12%.

Viper Energy Company Profile

Viper Energy, Inc owns and acquires mineral and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin, North America. Viper Energy Partners GP LLC operates as the general partner of the company. The company was formerly known as Viper Energy Partners LP and changed its name to Viper Energy, Inc in November 2023.