Capital One Financial Weighs in on Viper Energy Q1 Earnings

Key Points

• Capital One Financial has lowered its Q1 2027 earnings estimate for Viper Energy to $0.28 per share, down from a previous estimate of $0.29, while consensus for full-year earnings stands at $2.02.
• Despite the earnings adjustment, Viper Energy received upgraded price targets from various analysts, with Barclays raising their target from $57.00 to $60.00 and Mizuho from $54.00 to $55.00.
• Viper Energy recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.53 per share, translating to an annualized dividend of $2.12 and a yield of 5.3%.

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM - Free Report) - Capital One Financial lowered their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for Viper Energy in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 27th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.28 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.29. 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 Q2 2027 earnings at $0.29 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.19 EPS.

VNOM has been the subject of a number of other research reports. William Blair started coverage on Viper Energy in a research note on Monday, August 25th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company. TD Securities raised their price objective on Viper Energy from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Viper Energy from $51.00 to $48.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Viper Energy from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their target price on Viper Energy from $53.00 to $50.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 23rd. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Viper Energy has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $55.93.

Viper Energy Stock Down 1.1%

Viper Energy stock traded down $0.46 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $39.85. The stock had a trading volume of 1,332,844 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,697,086. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 6.15 and a current ratio of 6.15. Viper Energy has a fifty-two week low of $34.71 and a fifty-two week high of $56.76. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $38.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.50 billion, a PE ratio of 11.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 17.81 and a beta of 1.04.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.07. Viper Energy had a return on equity of 3.92% and a net margin of 37.84%.The firm had revenue of $297.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $285.35 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.62 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 37.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Swiss National Bank lifted its holdings in Viper Energy by 22.1% during the first quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 247,177 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $11,160,000 after acquiring an additional 44,700 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. bought a new stake in Viper Energy during the fourth quarter worth $1,701,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Viper Energy by 27.6% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 302,575 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $13,661,000 after acquiring an additional 65,375 shares during the period. Amalgamated Bank lifted its holdings in Viper Energy by 21.3% during the first quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 59,901 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $2,705,000 after acquiring an additional 10,529 shares during the period. Finally, Stephens Investment Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in Viper Energy by 21.2% during the first quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 1,552,974 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $70,117,000 after acquiring an additional 271,337 shares during the period. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Viper Energy Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were issued a $0.53 dividend. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.3%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 14th. Viper Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 38.15%.

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.