Q1 Earnings Estimate for Viper Energy Issued By Roth Capital

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 28th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now expects that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.28 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.26. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy's current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Viper Energy's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.19 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on Viper Energy from $64.00 to $63.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Raymond James boosted their price objective on Viper Energy from $58.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Roth Mkm increased their target price on Viper Energy from $46.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Viper Energy from $45.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Viper Energy has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $59.91.

Viper Energy Trading Up 2.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VNOM traded up $0.95 during trading on Thursday, hitting $47.85. The company had a trading volume of 9,390,249 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,889,352. The stock has a market cap of $9.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.54 and a beta of 1.71. 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 company has a fifty day simple moving average of $50.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $48.74. Viper Energy has a one year low of $30.56 and a one year high of $56.76.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viper Energy

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Savant Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Viper Energy by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 14,396 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $706,000 after buying an additional 293 shares during the last quarter. Andina Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Viper Energy by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Andina Capital Management LLC now owns 12,924 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $634,000 after acquiring an additional 312 shares in the last quarter. Fulcrum Equity Management increased its position in shares of Viper Energy by 4.1% during the third quarter. Fulcrum Equity Management now owns 9,543 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $430,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 328.5% during the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Americana Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Viper Energy by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Americana Partners LLC now owns 78,836 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $3,869,000 after purchasing an additional 451 shares in the last quarter. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Viper Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.51%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. Viper Energy's payout ratio is currently 51.50%.

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.