Viper Energy FY2026 EPS Raised by Capital One Financial

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Equities researchers at Capital One Financial boosted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Viper Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 8th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will earn $2.78 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $2.68. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.01 per share.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Raymond James upped their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $58.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Barclays upped their price objective on Viper Energy from $52.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Viper Energy from $57.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. StockNews.com lowered Viper Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $43.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $59.36.

Viper Energy Price Performance

VNOM stock opened at $49.65 on Friday. Viper Energy has a 52 week low of $30.21 and a 52 week high of $56.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.31 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $51.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $47.58. The company has a quick ratio of 7.24, a current ratio of 7.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. Viper Energy had a return on equity of 6.72% and a net margin of 24.65%. The firm had revenue of $209.59 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $210.54 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.10 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 28.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Viper Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.42%. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 51.50%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viper Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VNOM. State Street Corp grew its stake in Viper Energy by 78.2% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,833,257 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $172,918,000 after purchasing an additional 1,682,183 shares in the last quarter. Yaupon Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the 3rd quarter worth $18,044,000. Retirement Systems of Alabama bought a new position in shares of Viper Energy during the 3rd quarter worth $12,980,000. Zimmer Partners LP grew its position in shares of Viper Energy by 344.0% during the 3rd quarter. Zimmer Partners LP now owns 325,000 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $14,661,000 after buying an additional 251,800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 16.0% during the third 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 buying an additional 234,048 shares during the period. 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.