NASDAQ:VNOM - Viper Energy Partners Stock Price, Price Target & More

Viper Energy Partners trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "VNOM."

Viper Energy Partners declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 20th will be given a dividend of $0.48 per share on Friday, April 27th. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.92%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 19th. This is an increase from Viper Energy Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.46. View Viper Energy Partners' Dividend History.

Viper Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ:VNOM) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 1st. The oil and gas producer reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.01. The oil and gas producer had revenue of $62.44 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $62.09 million. Viper Energy Partners had a net margin of 66.59% and a return on equity of 15.74%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 85.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.22 EPS. View Viper Energy Partners' Earnings History.

Viper Energy Partners is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August, 7th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Viper Energy Partners.

12 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Viper Energy Partners' shares. Their forecasts range from $21.00 to $35.00. On average, they anticipate Viper Energy Partners' share price to reach $27.9167 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Viper Energy Partners.

Viper Energy Partners saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,504,832 shares, an increase of 90.2% from the April 13th total of 791,244 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 781,978 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days. Approximately 4.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

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News headlines about VNOM stock have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Viper Energy Partners earned a news sentiment score of 0.12 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the oil and gas producer an impact score of 45.66 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

Viper Energy Partners' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include CI Global Investments Inc. (2.60%), Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (1.31%), Boston Partners (0.80%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.71%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (0.53%) and Sentry Investments Corp. (0.31%). Company insiders that own Viper Energy Partners stock include Diamondback Energy, Inc, Hof Matthew Kaes Van't, Michael L Hollis, Randall J Holder, Russell Pantermuehl, Steven E West, Teresa L Dick and Travis D Stice. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Viper Energy Partners.

VNOM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including CI Global Investments Inc., Boston Partners, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP and Alps Advisors Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Viper Energy Partners.

VNOM stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Penserra Capital Management LLC, UBS Group AG, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Verition Fund Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Stifel Financial Corp, Hsbc Holdings PLC and Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC. Company insiders that have bought Viper Energy Partners stock in the last two years include Diamondback Energy, Inc, Hof Matthew Kaes Van't, Michael L Hollis, Randall J Holder, Russell Pantermuehl, Steven E West, Teresa L Dick and Travis D Stice. View Insider Buying and Selling for Viper Energy Partners.

Shares of VNOM can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of VNOM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $32.43.

Viper Energy Partners has a market capitalization of $3.72 billion and generates $172.03 million in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $111.47 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.07 on an earnings per share basis.

Viper Energy Partners' mailing address is 500 WEST TEXAS SUITE 1200, MIDLAND TX, 79701. The oil and gas producer can be reached via phone at 432-221-7400 or via email at [email protected]