Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Capital One Financial reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, July 2nd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.23 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.25. 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 $0.26 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS.
Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $245.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $233.99 million. Viper Energy had a net margin of 43.43% and a return on equity of 5.41%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.49 EPS.
Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $49.00 to $47.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $62.00 to $61.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $54.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Finally, KeyCorp reduced their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $62.00 to $56.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $57.00.
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Viper Energy Trading Down 0.9%
Shares of VNOM stock traded down $0.35 on Friday, hitting $38.41. 1,274,865 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,381,175. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $40.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $44.01. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $11.08 billion, a PE ratio of 18.47, a PEG ratio of 18.47 and a beta of 0.97. Viper Energy has a twelve month low of $34.71 and a twelve month high of $56.76.
Viper Energy Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.12%. Viper Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.58%.
Institutional Trading of Viper Energy
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VNOM. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Viper Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 321.7% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 679 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 518 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 129.0% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 735 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 414 shares during the period. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the first quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the first quarter worth approximately $41,000. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Viper Energy Company Profile
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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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