Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Viper Energy (VNOM)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Viper Energy (NASDAQ: VNOM) in the last few weeks:

• 4/2/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by KeyCorp from $56.00 to $65.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/31/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $52.00 to $57.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/27/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $44.00 to $49.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/24/2026 – Viper Energy is now covered by Truist Financial Corporation. They set a “buy” rating and a $54.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/23/2026 – Viper Energy was upgraded by Truist Financial Corporation to “strong-buy”.
• 3/16/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $51.00 to $52.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/12/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $64.00 to $68.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2026 – Viper Energy was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 2/25/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $45.00 to $52.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/24/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by TD Securities from $54.00 to $55.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/24/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by Mizuho from $52.00 to $53.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 5th were issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. This is a boost from Viper Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 5th. Viper Energy’s payout ratio is -660.87%.

Viper Energy Partners LP is a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns and intends to acquire mineral and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties. As a pass-through entity, Viper Energy Partners does not engage in drilling or production operations directly; instead, it generates revenues by holding overriding royalty interests, mineral fee interests and royalty fee interests. These interests entitle the partnership to receive a percentage of the proceeds from hydrocarbons produced and sold by third-party operators.

The partnership’s assets are concentrated in the Permian Basin, with a primary focus on the Delaware Basin region of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico.