Zacks Research Forecasts Stronger Earnings for Viper Energy

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a note issued to investors on Monday, August 24th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.56 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.46. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.58 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q1 2028 earnings at $0.56 EPS and Q2 2028 earnings at $0.54 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on VNOM. Johnson Rice assumed coverage on Viper Energy in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. They issued an “accumulate” rating and a $55.00 price target on the stock. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Roth Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Viper Energy in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. TD increased their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $58.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on shares of Viper Energy in a research report on Friday, May 29th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $58.00 target price on the stock. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $56.93.

Viper Energy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VNOM opened at $44.71 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $16.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 343.95 and a beta of 0.40. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $43.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $44.96. Viper Energy has a 52 week low of $35.10 and a 52 week high of $51.13. The company has a quick ratio of 6.37, a current ratio of 6.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76. Viper Energy had a return on equity of 3.43% and a net margin of 2.89%.The company had revenue of $677.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $643.45 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.41 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 127.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Viper Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 68.3% during the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,400 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 568 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. purchased a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $64,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC lifted its position in Viper Energy by 50.9% during the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 1,940 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $75,000 after acquiring an additional 654 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Viper Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $97,000. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Viper Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a special dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 13th were issued a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 13th. This represents a dividend yield of 281.0%. Viper Energy’s payout ratio is presently 1,169.23%.

Viper Energy Company Profile

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.