Brokers Issue Forecasts for Viper Energy Q1 Earnings

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a report released on Monday, February 3rd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.40 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.82. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.81 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.87 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $43.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. KeyCorp raised Viper Energy from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $62.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Viper Energy from $45.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Viper Energy from $64.00 to $63.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Viper Energy in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $70.00 price target for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.55.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

Shares of VNOM stock opened at $49.38 on Thursday. Viper Energy has a 12 month low of $31.51 and a 12 month high of $56.76. The stock has a market cap of $9.30 billion, a PE ratio of 21.19 and a beta of 1.71. The company has a current ratio of 7.24, a quick ratio of 7.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $49.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $48.83.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viper Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 78.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,833,257 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $172,918,000 after purchasing an additional 1,682,183 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $95,505,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 16.0% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,698,661 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $76,647,000 after purchasing an additional 234,048 shares during the period. Merewether Investment Management LP grew its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 22.9% during the 3rd quarter. Merewether Investment Management LP now owns 860,600 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $38,822,000 after purchasing an additional 160,600 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 632,568 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $31,040,000 after purchasing an additional 7,307 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be given a $0.65 dividend. This is a positive change from Viper Energy’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. Viper Energy’s payout ratio is 51.50%.

About Viper Energy

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.