VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al Invests $1.68 Million in Viper Energy Inc. $VNOM

Key Points

• Virginia Retirement Systems purchased 39,500 shares of Viper Energy worth approximately $1.68 million, while institutional investors collectively own 87.72% of the company.
• Viper Energy reported quarterly earnings of $0.76 per share, in line with estimates, while revenue reached $677 million—up 127.9% year over year and above expectations.
• Analysts maintain a Moderate Buy consensus rating with an average price target of $56.93; Zacks raised several future earnings forecasts but kept its rating at “Hold.”

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new position in Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 39,500 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock, valued at approximately $1,675,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Viper Energy in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Viper Energy by 68.3% in the third 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 last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. acquired a new position in shares of Viper Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $64,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 50.9% during the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 1,940 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $75,000 after acquiring an additional 654 shares during the period. Finally, Strive Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Viper Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $97,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.72% of the company's stock.

Key Stories Impacting Viper Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting Viper Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised multiple earnings forecasts. Estimates increased for Q3 2026 EPS to $0.51 from $0.48, Q4 2026 EPS to $0.55 from $0.43, and full-year 2026 EPS to $2.37 from $2.22. Zacks also lifted Q1 2027 EPS to $0.64 from $0.55, FY2027 EPS to $2.29 from $2.22, Q2 2028 EPS to $0.57 from $0.54, and FY2028 EPS to $2.34 from $2.26. The revisions suggest analysts see somewhat better near- to long-term earnings potential for the oil and gas producer. Viper Energy analyst estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: The rating remains “Hold.” Despite the higher forecasts, Zacks did not upgrade Viper Energy, and the current-year consensus EPS estimate remains $2.73. This may limit the immediate bullish impact of the revisions.
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no actionable change. Reported short interest was zero shares as of September 10, versus zero previously, with a 0.0-day short-interest ratio. However, the reported percentage change was listed as “NaN,” indicating a likely data-quality issue rather than a meaningful shift in investor positioning.

Viper Energy Stock Down 0.3%

VNOM stock opened at $44.71 on Friday. The firm's 50-day moving average is $43.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.04. The company has a market capitalization of $16.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 343.95 and a beta of 0.39. Viper Energy Inc. has a 52 week low of $35.10 and a 52 week high of $51.13. The company has a current ratio of 6.37, a quick ratio of 6.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.76. The business had revenue of $677.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $643.45 million. Viper Energy had a return on equity of 3.43% and a net margin of 2.89%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 127.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.41 earnings per share. On average, analysts forecast that Viper Energy Inc. will post 2.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Viper Energy Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of Viper Energy from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Viper Energy in a research report on Friday, July 17th. TD raised their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $58.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Viper Energy in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada started coverage on Viper Energy in a research report on Friday, May 29th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $58.00 price objective for the company. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $56.93.

Viper Energy Profile

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.

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