Zacks Research Expects Higher Earnings for Viper Energy

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, September 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.51 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.48. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.73 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $2.29 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $0.57 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $2.34 EPS.

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

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Viper Energy from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Viper Energy in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Viper Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 4th. Truist Financial reduced their target price on Viper Energy from $58.00 to $52.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada began coverage on Viper Energy in a report on Friday, May 29th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $58.00 price target on the stock. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $56.93.

Viper Energy Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of VNOM stock opened at $44.84 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $16.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 344.95 and a beta of 0.39. Viper Energy has a 52-week low of $35.10 and a 52-week high of $51.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 6.37 and a current ratio of 6.37. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $43.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.04.

Viper Energy Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 38.1% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 47,881 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $2,162,000 after purchasing an additional 13,218 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in Viper Energy by 264.2% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 240,799 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $10,872,000 after acquiring an additional 174,684 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 22.7% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 204,499 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $9,233,000 after acquiring an additional 37,847 shares during the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 30.7% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 12,785 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $487,000 after acquiring an additional 3,005 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Viper Energy by 6.5% during the 2nd quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 23,028 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $878,000 after acquiring an additional 1,405 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

About Viper Energy

Viper Energy, Inc (NASDAQ:VNOM) is a mineral and royalty company focused on owning interests in oil and natural gas properties. Rather than drilling and operating wells directly, the company leases its mineral and royalty interests to exploration and production companies and receives a share of the revenue generated from the resulting production.

Viper’s asset portfolio is concentrated in the Permian Basin, including the Midland and Delaware sub-basins in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico.