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 announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 10th. Investors of record on Friday, April 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.48 per share on Friday, April 27th. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 19th. This is a positive change from Viper Energy Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.46. View Viper Energy Partners' Dividend History.

Viper Energy Partners (NASDAQ:VNOM) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 1st. The oil and gas producer reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.01. The oil and gas producer earned $62.44 million during 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 firm's quarterly revenue was up 85.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $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 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Viper Energy Partners' stock. Their predictions range from $21.00 to $35.00. On average, they anticipate Viper Energy Partners' stock 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 trading volume of 781,978 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days. Approximately 4.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

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Media coverage about VNOM stock has trended very positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Viper Energy Partners earned a coverage optimism score of 0.51 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the oil and gas producer an impact score of 47.26 out of 100, indicating that recent media 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 many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors 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 purchased 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 $32.90.

Viper Energy Partners has a market capitalization of $3.62 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]