Q3 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy Raised by Zacks Research

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a report released on Wednesday, December 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.40 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.39. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.58 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on VNOM. Raymond James lifted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $58.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. TD Securities lifted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $61.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Viper Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $52.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Viper Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $57.90.

Viper Energy Stock Down 0.3 %

VNOM stock opened at $50.84 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.82 and a beta of 1.71. 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 has a one year low of $29.16 and a one year high of $56.76. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $52.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.64.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viper Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNOM. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Viper Energy by 328.5% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 587 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 450 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Viper Energy by 208.1% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 681 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 460 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Viper Energy in the 2nd quarter worth $36,000. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its holdings in Viper Energy by 524.8% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,387 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $63,000 after buying an additional 1,165 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Plato Investment Management Ltd lifted its holdings in Viper Energy by 119.2% in the 2nd quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 2,834 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $106,000 after buying an additional 1,541 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

Viper Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th were issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.36%. Viper Energy’s payout ratio is 51.50%.

About Viper Energy

Viper Energy, Inc owns and acquires mineral and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin, North America. Viper Energy Partners GP LLC operates as the general partner of the company. The company was formerly known as Viper Energy Partners LP and changed its name to Viper Energy, Inc in November 2023.