Q2 Earnings Forecast for Viper Energy Issued By Roth Capital

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Viper Energy in a research note issued on Thursday, January 30th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.29 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.27. 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 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS.

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

VNOM has been the subject of a number of other reports. Evercore ISI boosted 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. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $64.00 to $63.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday. Finally, StockNews.com cut Viper Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $59.55.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VNOM traded down $0.30 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $49.71. 2,016,041 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,998,756. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $49.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $48.83. The company has a quick ratio of 7.24, a current ratio of 7.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Viper Energy has a one year low of $31.39 and a one year high of $56.76. The firm has a market cap of $9.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.33 and a beta of 1.71.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be given a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. This is a boost from Viper Energy's previous dividend of $0.22. Viper Energy's payout ratio is currently 51.50%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viper Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 8.1% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 13,497 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $507,000 after buying an additional 1,006 shares during the last quarter. Algert Global LLC bought a new stake in Viper Energy during the second quarter worth approximately $305,000. Truist Financial Corp raised its position in Viper Energy by 4.5% during the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 11,230 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $421,000 after purchasing an additional 488 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,663,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 208.1% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 681 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.