Q1 Earnings Forecast for Viper Energy Issued By Roth Capital

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM - Free Report) - Research analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a report issued on Tuesday, November 5th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani forecasts that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.26 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy's current full-year earnings is $2.03 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Viper Energy's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.15 EPS.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $209.59 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $210.54 million. Viper Energy had a return on equity of 6.99% and a net margin of 24.65%. The firm's revenue was down 28.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.10 EPS.

VNOM has been the topic of several other reports. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Viper Energy from $57.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Roth Mkm raised their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $46.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $57.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. TD Securities increased their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $51.25.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ VNOM traded down $0.64 on Thursday, hitting $54.78. 893,195 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,093,513. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.69 billion, a PE ratio of 23.51 and a beta of 1.72. Viper Energy has a 1-year low of $28.55 and a 1-year high of $56.08. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $48.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $43.21. The company has a current ratio of 7.06, a quick ratio of 7.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viper Energy

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Viper Energy by 23.3% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,481,119 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $326,184,000 after acquiring an additional 1,603,333 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors increased its position in shares of Viper Energy by 16.8% during the 1st quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 6,410,968 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $246,566,000 after purchasing an additional 923,276 shares during the last quarter. Scout Investments Inc. raised its holdings in Viper Energy by 48.8% in the 1st quarter. Scout Investments Inc. now owns 1,934,469 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $73,703,000 after buying an additional 634,036 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its position in Viper Energy by 326.0% in the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 760,830 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $28,554,000 after buying an additional 582,247 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Epoch Investment Partners Inc. boosted its stake in Viper Energy by 19.8% during the first quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. now owns 3,001,411 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $115,434,000 after buying an additional 496,131 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.72% of the company's stock.

Viper Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 14th. Viper Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.50%.

Viper Energy Company Profile

Viper Energy, Inc owns and acquires mineral and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin, North America. Viper Energy Partners GP LLC operates as the general partner of the company. The company was formerly known as Viper Energy Partners LP and changed its name to Viper Energy, Inc in November 2023.