Zacks Research Predicts Increased Earnings for Viper Energy

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a note issued to investors on Thursday, July 31st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.37 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.34. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s FY2025 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.39 EPS.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $245.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $233.99 million. Viper Energy had a net margin of 43.43% and a return on equity of 5.41%. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.49 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. KeyCorp decreased their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $62.00 to $56.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 21st. TD Securities raised their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $57.00 target price (down from $60.00) on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $57.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $57.23.

Viper Energy Price Performance

NASDAQ:VNOM opened at $36.60 on Friday. Viper Energy has a 1-year low of $34.71 and a 1-year high of $56.76. The company has a current ratio of 8.70, a quick ratio of 8.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $39.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $42.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.56 billion, a PE ratio of 9.63, a P/E/G ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.99.

Viper Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th were issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.58%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viper Energy

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 129.0% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 735 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 414 shares in the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the first quarter worth $34,000. AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the first quarter worth $41,000. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 100.0% during the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,000 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

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.