Capital One Financial Comments on Viper Energy Q2 Earnings

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Capital One Financial dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Viper Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 12th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.48. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Evercore ISI upped their price target on Viper Energy from $45.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Viper Energy in a research report on Friday. They set an “overweight” rating and a $51.00 price target on the stock. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on Viper Energy from $64.00 to $63.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Barclays increased their price objective on Viper Energy from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, StockNews.com raised Viper Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.00.

Viper Energy Stock Up 4.4 %

VNOM stock opened at $43.30 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $47.70 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.18. The company has a current ratio of 7.24, a quick ratio of 7.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Viper Energy has a 1-year low of $35.46 and a 1-year high of $56.76. The stock has a market cap of $9.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.58 and a beta of 1.69.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viper Energy

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Viper Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in Viper Energy by 328.5% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 587 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 450 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new position in Viper Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in Viper Energy by 321.7% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 679 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 518 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its position in Viper Energy by 43.9% during the 4th quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 701 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were given a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. This is a positive change from Viper Energy’s previous dividend of $0.22. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 32.70%.

Viper Energy Company Profile

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.