Q1 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy Cut by Zacks Research

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Viper Energy in a research report issued on Monday, March 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.40 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.43. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy's current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Viper Energy's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.87 EPS.

VNOM has been the topic of several other reports. StockNews.com raised shares of Viper Energy from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on Viper Energy in a research report on Friday, March 14th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $51.00 price target on the stock. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Viper Energy from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Bank of America started coverage on Viper Energy in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $64.00 price target for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $72.00 price objective on shares of Viper Energy in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Viper Energy has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $59.00.

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Viper Energy Price Performance

Shares of VNOM traded up $1.40 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $45.63. The stock had a trading volume of 880,268 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,200,263. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.58 and a beta of 1.69. 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's fifty day moving average is $47.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $49.08. Viper Energy has a 52 week low of $35.46 and a 52 week high of $56.76.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were issued a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. This is a positive change from Viper Energy's previous dividend of $0.22. Viper Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.70%.

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNOM. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Viper Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Viper Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in Viper Energy by 321.7% in the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 679 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 518 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 43.9% in the fourth quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 701 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 214 shares during the period. Finally, Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the fourth quarter worth $55,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.