Q1 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy Reduced by Zacks Research

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Viper Energy in a research note issued on Monday, March 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.40 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.43. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.87 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Viper Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Viper Energy from $56.00 to $51.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 13th. KeyCorp upgraded Viper Energy from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $62.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and set a $58.00 target price (down previously from $64.00) on shares of Viper Energy in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $72.00 price target on Viper Energy in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Viper Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.00.

Viper Energy Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of VNOM opened at $45.37 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.47 and a beta of 1.69. Viper Energy has a twelve month low of $35.46 and a twelve month high of $56.76. The company has a quick ratio of 7.24, a current ratio of 7.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $47.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.08.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th were paid a $0.65 dividend. This is a positive change from Viper Energy’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.70%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Viper Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Assetmark Inc. grew its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 321.7% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 679 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 518 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased 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 valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in Viper Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $55,000. 87.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.