Viper Energy (VNOM) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Viper Energy (NASDAQ: VNOM):

• 6/7/2025 – Viper Energy was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 6/5/2025 – Viper Energy had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Raymond James. They now have a $60.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $54.00.
• 6/4/2025 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $57.00 to $60.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/4/2025 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $49.00 to $51.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/4/2025 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $54.00 to $55.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/4/2025 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by analysts at TD Securities from $57.00 to $58.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/30/2025 – Viper Energy was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 5/28/2025 – Viper Energy had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Raymond James. They now have a $54.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $52.00.
• 5/23/2025 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $53.00 to $50.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/13/2025 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $62.00 to $61.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/13/2025 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $56.00 to $54.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/7/2025 – Viper Energy was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 5/7/2025 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $49.00 to $47.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/7/2025 – Viper Energy had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Evercore ISI. They now have a $49.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/23/2025 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $60.00 to $57.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/22/2025 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $63.00 to $62.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/21/2025 – Viper Energy was given a new $52.00 price target on by analysts at Raymond James.
• 4/21/2025 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at KeyCorp from $62.00 to $56.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/21/2025 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $51.00 to $48.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Viper Energy Price Performance

Shares of VNOM stock opened at $42.52 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $40.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.13. The company has a quick ratio of 7.24, a current ratio of 7.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The firm has a market cap of $12.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.25 and a beta of 1.00. Viper Energy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $34.71 and a 12 month high of $56.76.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $245.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $233.99 million. Viper Energy had a return on equity of 6.72% and a net margin of 24.65%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.49 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Viper Energy, Inc. will post 2.02 EPS for the current year.

Viper Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.82%. Viper Energy’s payout ratio is currently 31.58%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viper Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VNOM. Savant Capital LLC lifted its stake in Viper Energy by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 14,396 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $706,000 after acquiring an additional 293 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System lifted its stake in Viper Energy by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 28,600 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,403,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp bought a new stake in Viper Energy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $3,804,000. New York State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in Viper Energy by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 23,604 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,158,000 after acquiring an additional 1,800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers lifted its stake in Viper Energy by 6.4% in the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 268,297 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $13,165,000 after acquiring an additional 16,172 shares in the last quarter. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.