Viper Energy FY2025 EPS Lifted by Capital One Financial

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Capital One Financial boosted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Viper Energy in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will earn $1.35 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $1.33. 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 FY2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on VNOM. KeyCorp lowered their target price on Viper Energy from $62.00 to $56.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Viper Energy from $51.00 to $48.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Raymond James set a $52.00 target price on Viper Energy in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Barclays lowered their price objective on Viper Energy from $60.00 to $57.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $45.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Viper Energy has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $57.15.

Viper Energy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VNOM traded up $0.54 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $42.12. The company's stock had a trading volume of 624,145 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,292,218. Viper Energy has a fifty-two week low of $34.71 and a fifty-two week high of $56.76. The company has a market capitalization of $8.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.08 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 7.24 and a quick ratio of 7.24. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $42.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $48.01.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viper Energy

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VNOM. Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of Viper Energy by 103.3% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 43,962 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $1,982,000 after acquiring an additional 22,334 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the third quarter worth $233,000. Fulcrum Equity Management grew its position in Viper Energy by 4.1% in the third quarter. Fulcrum Equity Management now owns 9,543 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $430,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. bought a new position in Viper Energy in the third quarter valued at $3,037,000. Finally, Retirement Systems of Alabama bought a new position in Viper Energy in the third quarter valued at $12,980,000. Institutional investors own 87.72% of the company's stock.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

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

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.