Zacks Research Increases Earnings Estimates for Viper Energy

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 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 $0.41 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.40. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.45 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. KeyCorp raised Viper Energy from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $62.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Friday, March 14th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $51.00 price target on the stock. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. StockNews.com raised shares of Viper Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their target price on Viper Energy from $45.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.00.

Viper Energy Price Performance

VNOM opened at $45.37 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $47.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.08. 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 stock has a market cap of $9.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.47 and a beta of 1.69. Viper Energy has a 12 month low of $35.46 and a 12 month high of $56.76.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were given a dividend of $0.65 per share. 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 payout ratio is 32.70%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viper Energy

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Viper Energy by 233.0% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 95,892 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $4,326,000 after buying an additional 67,098 shares during the last quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Viper Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,473,000. Swiss National Bank increased its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 24.3% during the 3rd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 197,977 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $8,931,000 after purchasing an additional 38,700 shares during the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 1,437.9% in the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 16,332 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $737,000 after purchasing an additional 15,270 shares during the period. Finally, King Luther Capital Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $231,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

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.