Q1 Earnings Forecast for Viper Energy Issued By Roth Capital

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM - Free Report) - Research analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a report issued on Thursday, April 17th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.28 for the quarter, up from their prior 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Viper Energy from $45.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. 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 report on Tuesday, February 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $72.00 price target on Viper Energy in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. KeyCorp reduced their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $62.00 to $56.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Viper Energy from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $57.92.

Viper Energy Stock Down 4.4 %

Shares of VNOM traded down $1.81 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $39.56. 1,554,745 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,291,668. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 7.24 and a current ratio of 7.24. The company has a market cap of $8.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.98 and a beta of 1.23. The stock's 50-day moving average is $43.52 and its 200-day moving average is $48.36. Viper Energy has a fifty-two week low of $34.71 and a fifty-two week high of $56.76.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNOM. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 239,404 shares in the last quarter. FIL Ltd grew its holdings in Viper Energy by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 3,964,130 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $194,520,000 after purchasing an additional 310,890 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Viper Energy by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,309,425 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $113,324,000 after buying an additional 389,473 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Viper Energy during the 4th quarter worth $95,505,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Viper Energy by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,733,745 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $85,102,000 after acquiring an additional 35,084 shares during the last quarter. 87.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors 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.