Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM - Free Report) - Capital One Financial lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Viper Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 24th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.55 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.52. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy's current full-year earnings is $2.03 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Viper Energy's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.52 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.64 EPS.
Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $216.71 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $216.28 million. Viper Energy had a net margin of 25.63% and a return on equity of 8.46%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 34.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.47 earnings per share.
VNOM has been the subject of a number of other reports. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $37.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, July 8th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $54.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. TD Securities lifted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $44.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 15th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six 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 $48.17.
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Viper Energy Price Performance
VNOM traded up $0.67 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $44.67. 753,165 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,103,213. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 7.06 and a quick ratio of 7.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.90 billion, a PE ratio of 16.39 and a beta of 1.73. The business's 50-day moving average price is $45.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $40.54. Viper Energy has a 1-year low of $26.73 and a 1-year high of $49.37.
Viper Energy Cuts Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 15th were issued a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 15th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.69%. Viper Energy's dividend payout ratio is presently 44.12%.
Institutional Trading of Viper Energy
Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNOM. TD Asset Management Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the 4th quarter worth about $24,448,000. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Viper Energy by 54.7% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 1,753,922 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $55,038,000 after purchasing an additional 620,470 shares during the period. Capital World Investors boosted its position in shares of Viper Energy by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 5,487,692 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $172,204,000 after purchasing an additional 369,463 shares during the period. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. boosted its position in shares of Viper Energy by 91.6% in the 4th quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. now owns 2,505,280 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $78,616,000 after purchasing an additional 1,197,567 shares during the period. Finally, Westwood Holdings Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Viper Energy in the 4th quarter worth about $2,264,000. Institutional investors own 87.72% of the company's stock.
Viper Energy Company Profile
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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.
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