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Viper Energy (VNOM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$40.03 -1.67 (-4.00%)
As of 03:21 PM Eastern

About Viper Energy Stock (NASDAQ:VNOM)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$39.62
$41.46
50-Day Range
$36.50
$48.33
52-Week Range
$34.71
$56.76
Volume
702,359 shs
Average Volume
1.29 million shs
Market Capitalization
$8.53 billion
P/E Ratio
17.18
Dividend Yield
3.00%
Price Target
$57.15
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

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.

Viper Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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89th Percentile Overall Score

VNOM MarketRank™: 

Viper Energy scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 51st out of 271 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Viper Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 13 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Viper Energy has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Viper Energy's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Viper Energy are expected to decrease by -5.94% in the coming year, from $2.02 to $1.90 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Viper Energy is 17.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.71.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Viper Energy is 17.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 49.15.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Viper Energy has a P/B Ratio of 2.48. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Viper Energy's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.59% of the float of Viper Energy has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Viper Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Viper Energy has recently decreased by 6.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Viper Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.93%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Viper Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Viper Energy is 32.70%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Viper Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.16% next year. This indicates that Viper Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Viper Energy's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.59% of the float of Viper Energy has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Viper Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Viper Energy has recently decreased by 6.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Viper Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.09. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 30 news articles for Viper Energy this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 7 people have searched for VNOM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 10 people have added Viper Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Viper Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.32% of the stock of Viper Energy is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    87.72% of the stock of Viper Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Viper Energy's insider trading history.
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VNOM Stock News Headlines

FY2025 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy Boosted by Analyst
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Barclays Cuts Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) Price Target to $57.00
Analysts Offer Predictions for Viper Energy Q1 Earnings
KeyCorp Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for Viper Energy
Viper Energy price target lowered to $62 from $63 at Piper Sandler
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VNOM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Viper Energy's stock was trading at $49.07 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, VNOM shares have decreased by 18.2% and is now trading at $40.13.
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Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.02. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 28.5% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of Viper Energy include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.51%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.16%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.16%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.14%). Insiders that own company stock include Holdings LP Blackstone III, Spencer D Armour III, Frank C Hu and Royalty & Mineral Mast Warwick.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of VNOM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Viper Energy investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Adobe (ADBE) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
11/04/2024
Record date for 3/13 Dividend
3/06/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/13 Dividend
3/06/2025
Dividend Payable
3/13/2025
Today
4/30/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Energy
Industry
Crude petroleum & natural gas
Sub-Industry
Petroleum And Natural Gas
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:VNOM
Fax
N/A
Employees
711
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$57.15
High Stock Price Target
$72.00
Low Stock Price Target
$48.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+40.9%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
17.43
Forward P/E Ratio
20.08
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$200.09 million
Pretax Margin
60.46%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$859.75 million
Cash Flow
$1.61 per share
Price / Cash Flow
25.25
Book Value
$16.16 per share
Price / Book
2.51

Miscellaneous

Free Float
212,367,000
Market Cap
$8.64 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.23
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This page (NASDAQ:VNOM) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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