NASDAQ:VNOM - Viper Energy Partners Stock Price, News & Analysis

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

Viper Energy Partners declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share on Wednesday, August 21st. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.53%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 13th. This is a positive change from Viper Energy Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. View Viper Energy Partners' Dividend History.

Viper Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ:VNOM) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.03. The oil and gas producer earned $72.19 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $69.49 million. Viper Energy Partners had a return on equity of 0.62% and a net margin of 13.18%. The business's revenue was down 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.35 earnings per share. View Viper Energy Partners' Earnings History.

Viper Energy Partners is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, November 4th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Viper Energy Partners.

16 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Viper Energy Partners' stock. Their predictions range from $33.00 to $52.00. On average, they anticipate Viper Energy Partners' stock price to reach $41.3333 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 43.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Viper Energy Partners.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Viper Energy Partners in the last year. There are currently 14 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Viper Energy Partners.

Media headlines about VNOM stock have trended positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Viper Energy Partners earned a coverage optimism score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the oil and gas producer a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Viper Energy Partners.

Viper Energy Partners saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,635,600 shares, an increase of 28.6% from the June 15th total of 1,271,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 371,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.4 days. Approximately 3.3% of the company's stock are sold short. View Viper Energy Partners' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Viper Energy Partners include Concho Resources (CXO), GALP ENERGIA SG/ADR (GLPEY), TORAY INDUSTRIE/ADR (TRYIY), Sasol (SSL), Continental Resources (CLR), Noble Energy (NBL), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Marathon Oil (MRO), Devon Energy (DVN), Apache (APA), Cabot Oil & Gas (COG), Encana (ECA), Parsley Energy (PE), WPX Energy (WPX) and Cimarex Energy (XEC).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Viper Energy Partners investors own include Chembio Diagnostics (CEMI), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P (CLMT), Two Harbors Investment (TWO), Blackrock Capital Investment (BKCC), Novocure (NVCR), Summit Midstream Partners (SMLP), Washington Prime Group (WPG), New Residential Investment (NRZ) and Roper Technologies (ROP).

Viper Energy Partners' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Eagle Asset Management Inc. (1.93%), Cardinal Capital Management LLC CT (1.03%), Invesco Ltd. (0.91%), Van ECK Associates Corp (0.90%), GW&K Investment Management LLC (0.54%) and Morgan Stanley (0.47%). Company insiders that own Viper Energy Partners stock include Hof Matthew Kaes Van't and Michael L Hollis. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Viper Energy Partners.

VNOM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Morgan Stanley, UBS Group AG, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Verition Fund Management LLC, Vertex One Asset Management Inc., Van ECK Associates Corp and RR Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Viper Energy Partners.

VNOM stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Emerald Advisers LLC, GW&K Investment Management LLC, Virtus ETF Advisers LLC, Spirit of America Management Corp NY, Invesco Ltd., Requisite Capital Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc. and Nomura Holdings Inc.. 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 $28.81.

Viper Energy Partners has a market capitalization of $3.89 billion and generates $288.82 million in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $143.95 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.08 on an earnings per share basis. View Additional Information About Viper Energy Partners.

The official website for Viper Energy Partners is http://www.viperenergy.com/.

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]