Brokers Set Expectations for Viper Energy Q1 Earnings

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Stock analysts at Capital One Financial lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Viper Energy in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 23rd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.45 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.41. 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 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on VNOM. StockNews.com upgraded Viper Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $60.00 to $57.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Raymond James set a $52.00 price target on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Monday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Viper Energy from $51.00 to $48.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $57.15.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

Shares of VNOM opened at $41.00 on Thursday. Viper Energy has a 12-month low of $34.71 and a 12-month high of $56.76. The company has a current ratio of 7.24, a quick ratio of 7.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The company has a market cap of $8.74 billion, a PE ratio of 17.60 and a beta of 1.23. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $42.78 and a 200-day moving average price of $48.11.

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $95,505,000. Freestone Grove Partners LP purchased a new stake in Viper Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $19,469,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 20.3% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,309,425 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $113,324,000 after acquiring an additional 389,473 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 164.3% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 576,637 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $28,296,000 after acquiring an additional 358,487 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FIL Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 3,964,130 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $194,520,000 after acquiring an additional 310,890 shares during the period. 87.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. This is an increase from Viper Energy’s previous dividend of $0.22. Viper Energy’s payout ratio is 32.70%.

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.