Viper Energy FY2025 EPS Boosted by Capital One Financial

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Analysts at Capital One Financial increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a report released on Tuesday, November 25th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will earn $1.62 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $1.57. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.38 EPS.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 3rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.02. Viper Energy had a net margin of 20.62% and a return on equity of 3.09%. The firm had revenue of $418.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $389.35 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.49 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 98.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $55.00 to $51.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Viper Energy from $46.00 to $45.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on Viper Energy from $68.00 to $64.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Viper Energy from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Viper Energy in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. They set a “hold” rating and a $38.00 price objective for the company. Fifteen 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 company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $54.13.

Viper Energy Trading Down 0.3%

Viper Energy stock opened at $36.05 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $37.44 and its 200-day moving average is $38.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 6.15 and a current ratio of 1.88. Viper Energy has a 1 year low of $34.71 and a 1 year high of $54.95. The company has a market cap of $12.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.90, a PEG ratio of 16.59 and a beta of 0.89.

Viper Energy Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 13th were issued a $0.33 dividend. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 13th. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 54.55%.

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. bought a new position in shares of Viper Energy in the second quarter worth $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new stake in Viper Energy in the third quarter worth about $31,000. AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new stake in Viper Energy in the first quarter worth about $41,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in Viper Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in Viper Energy by 48.7% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,068 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

Viper Energy Company Profile

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.