Brokers Issue Forecasts for Viper Energy FY2026 Earnings

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Capital One Financial boosted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Viper Energy in a note issued to 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 previous forecast of $2.68. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy's current full-year earnings is $2.01 per share.

VNOM has been the subject of several other reports. Truist Financial upped their target price on Viper Energy from $57.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. KeyCorp raised Viper Energy from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $62.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, December 13th. Barclays increased their price objective on Viper Energy from $52.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. TD Securities increased their price objective on Viper Energy from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Viper Energy from $45.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $59.36.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

Shares of VNOM stock traded down $0.55 during trading on Friday, hitting $49.65. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,000,255 shares, compared to its average volume of 754,126. The company has a market cap of $9.35 billion, a PE ratio of 21.31 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a current ratio of 7.24, a quick ratio of 7.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The business has a fifty day moving average of $51.52 and a 200-day moving average of $47.58. Viper Energy has a 52 week low of $30.21 and a 52 week high of $56.76.

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

Viper Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.42%. Viper Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.50%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viper Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in Viper Energy by 328.5% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 587 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 450 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Viper Energy by 208.1% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 681 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI raised its position in Viper Energy by 524.8% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,387 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 1,165 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc purchased a new stake in Viper Energy during the fourth quarter valued at about $94,000. Finally, Plato Investment Management Ltd raised its position in Viper Energy by 119.2% during the second quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 2,834 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $106,000 after purchasing an additional 1,541 shares in the last quarter. 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.