William Blair Boosts Earnings Estimates for Viper Energy

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Research analysts at William Blair boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Viper Energy in a note issued to investors on Monday, October 27th. William Blair analyst N. Dingmann now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.05 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.04. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.04 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.47 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $0.56 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $0.60 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on VNOM. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Viper Energy from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Mizuho lowered their price target on Viper Energy from $55.00 to $51.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, September 15th. KeyCorp lowered their price target on Viper Energy from $56.00 to $54.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Wall Street Zen cut Viper Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Sunday. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Viper Energy from $46.00 to $45.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $54.07.

Viper Energy Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of VNOM stock opened at $36.40 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 6.15 and a quick ratio of 6.15. The company has a market cap of $10.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.52, a PEG ratio of 16.37 and a beta of 0.92. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of $38.98. Viper Energy has a 1-year low of $34.71 and a 1-year high of $56.76.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.07. Viper Energy had a return on equity of 3.92% and a net margin of 37.84%.The business had revenue of $297.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $285.35 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.62 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 37.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viper Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Viper Energy by 28.9% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,016,792 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $587,708,000 after buying an additional 2,921,832 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in Viper Energy by 21.6% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 9,996,351 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $451,336,000 after purchasing an additional 1,778,093 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. boosted its position in Viper Energy by 763.4% during the first quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,799,642 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $81,254,000 after purchasing an additional 1,591,212 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of Viper Energy by 12.2% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 11,953,910 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $539,719,000 after acquiring an additional 1,301,933 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Merewether Investment Management LP purchased a new position in Viper Energy during the second quarter worth about $33,973,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

Viper Energy Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were paid a $0.53 dividend. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.8%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 14th. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.15%.

Viper Energy Company Profile

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.