Q3 Earnings Forecast for Viper Energy Issued By Roth Capital

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, July 16th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.20 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.26. 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 2025 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $53.00 to $50.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $49.00 to $47.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, June 16th. Finally, TD Securities boosted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $57.00.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ VNOM opened at $36.53 on Thursday. Viper Energy has a 52-week low of $34.71 and a 52-week high of $56.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 8.70 and a current ratio of 8.70. The company has a market capitalization of $10.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.61, a P/E/G ratio of 18.00 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a fifty day moving average of $39.88 and a 200-day moving average of $43.33.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $245.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $233.99 million. Viper Energy had a net margin of 43.43% and a return on equity of 5.41%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.49 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viper Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNOM. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Viper Energy by 28.9% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,016,792 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $587,708,000 after buying an additional 2,921,832 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 21.6% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 9,996,351 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $451,336,000 after purchasing an additional 1,778,093 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 763.4% in the 1st quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,799,642 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $81,254,000 after purchasing an additional 1,591,212 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 12.2% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 11,953,910 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $539,719,000 after purchasing an additional 1,301,933 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Burkehill Global Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $27,090,000. Institutional investors own 87.72% of the company's stock.

Viper Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.28%. Viper Energy's dividend payout ratio is presently 31.58%.

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.

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