Capital One Financial Estimates Viper Energy Q1 Earnings

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Capital One Financial lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a report released on Wednesday, April 23rd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.45 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.41. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy's current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Viper Energy's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James set a $52.00 price objective on Viper Energy in a report on Monday, April 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $72.00 price target on shares of Viper Energy in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $45.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $51.00 to $48.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $60.00 to $57.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. 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, Viper Energy presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $57.15.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VNOM traded up $0.54 during trading on Thursday, hitting $42.12. 624,144 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,292,218. Viper Energy has a 52-week low of $34.71 and a 52-week high of $56.76. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $42.60 and a 200 day moving average of $48.01. 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 market cap of $8.97 billion, a PE ratio of 18.08 and a beta of 1.23.

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 paid 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 is currently 32.70%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VNOM. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 103.3% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 43,962 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $1,982,000 after purchasing an additional 22,334 shares during the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Viper Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at about $233,000. Fulcrum Equity Management grew its position in Viper Energy by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Fulcrum Equity Management now owns 9,543 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $430,000 after acquiring an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. purchased a new position in Viper Energy in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,037,000. Finally, Retirement Systems of Alabama purchased a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the third quarter valued at approximately $12,980,000. 87.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.