Zacks Research Expects Increased Earnings for Viper Energy

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a research report issued on Monday, March 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.41 for the quarter, up from their previous 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.

VNOM has been the subject of several other reports. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. 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. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Friday, March 14th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $51.00 target price for the company. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on Viper Energy from $64.00 to $63.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, KeyCorp raised shares of 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $59.00.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

Viper Energy stock opened at $45.20 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $47.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $49.10. Viper Energy has a fifty-two week low of $35.46 and a fifty-two week high of $56.76. The company has a market capitalization of $9.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.40 and a beta of 1.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 7.24 and a current ratio of 7.24.

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 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 presently 32.70%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viper Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Viper Energy in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Quarry LP bought a new position in Viper Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in Viper Energy by 321.7% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 679 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 518 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its position in Viper Energy by 43.9% during the fourth quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 701 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $55,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

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.