FY2026 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy Lifted by Roth Capital

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital boosted their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 6th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $1.29 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $1.26. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy's current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Viper Energy's Q4 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. KeyCorp reduced their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $62.00 to $56.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Evercore ISI reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $49.00 target price on shares of Viper Energy in a research report on Wednesday. StockNews.com cut shares of Viper Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Viper Energy from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Viper Energy from $51.00 to $48.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $56.31.

Viper Energy Trading Down 1.6 %

Shares of Viper Energy stock opened at $39.35 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 7.24 and a current ratio of 7.24. Viper Energy has a 52 week low of $34.71 and a 52 week high of $56.76. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $41.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $47.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.38 billion, a PE ratio of 16.89 and a beta of 1.05.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.09. Viper Energy had a return on equity of 6.72% and a net margin of 24.65%. The company had revenue of $245.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $233.99 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.49 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viper Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Viper Energy by 3,200.2% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 235,307 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $10,615,000 after acquiring an additional 228,177 shares during the period. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in Viper Energy by 103.3% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 43,962 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $1,982,000 after buying an additional 22,334 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the fourth quarter valued at about $358,000. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position in shares of Viper Energy by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 268,297 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $13,165,000 after acquiring an additional 16,172 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Viper Energy by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,094,960 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $495,360,000 after acquiring an additional 239,404 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.72% of the company's stock.

Viper Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.05%. Viper Energy's payout ratio is currently 31.58%.

About Viper Energy

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.

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