Capital One Financial Weighs in on Viper Energy Q2 Earnings

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM - Free Report) - Research analysts at Capital One Financial decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 12th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.48. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy's current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Viper Energy's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on VNOM. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $64.00 to $63.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $72.00 price target on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Raymond James restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $58.00 target price (down previously from $64.00) on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $64.00 target price for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $59.00.

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Viper Energy Stock Up 0.1 %

Viper Energy stock traded up $0.06 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $43.79. 967,880 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,185,784. The company has a market cap of $9.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.79 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 company has a fifty day moving average of $47.56 and a 200-day moving average of $49.16.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viper Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VNOM. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,094,960 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $495,360,000 after acquiring an additional 239,404 shares during the last quarter. FIL Ltd grew its stake in Viper Energy by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 3,964,130 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $194,520,000 after buying an additional 310,890 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in Viper Energy by 78.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,833,257 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $172,918,000 after acquiring an additional 1,682,183 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Viper Energy by 20.3% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,309,425 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $113,324,000 after acquiring an additional 389,473 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $95,505,000. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. This is an increase from Viper Energy's previous dividend of $0.22. Viper Energy's payout ratio is currently 32.70%.

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.