Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Boosts Position in Viper Energy Inc. $VNOM

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) by 502.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 690,756 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock after acquiring an additional 576,151 shares during the quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. owned approximately 0.19% of Viper Energy worth $26,684,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC bought a new position in Viper Energy during the second quarter valued at approximately $608,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Viper Energy by 15.1% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 303,909 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $11,588,000 after acquiring an additional 39,867 shares during the last quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 190.4% during the 3rd quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. now owns 59,960 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $2,292,000 after acquiring an additional 39,315 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 58.7% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 198,093 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $7,571,000 after acquiring an additional 73,303 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Viper Energy by 26.1% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 374,739 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $14,323,000 after acquiring an additional 77,519 shares during the last quarter. 87.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Viper Energy Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of VNOM opened at $47.46 on Thursday. Viper Energy Inc. has a 1-year low of $34.71 and a 1-year high of $49.08. The company has a 50-day moving average of $43.47 and a 200 day moving average of $39.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -206.34, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 3.72 and a quick ratio of 3.72.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $435.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $415.51 million. Viper Energy had a negative net margin of 4.87% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 87.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.04 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Viper Energy Inc. will post 2.02 EPS for the current year.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 5th were issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 5th. This is an increase from Viper Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -660.87%.

More Viper Energy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Viper Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Truist initiated coverage with a buy/strong‑buy stance and set a $54 price target (roughly mid‑teens upside vs. the current price), bringing institutional attention and potential demand for the shares. Truist Initiates Coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Viper’s most recent quarter beat top‑line and EPS expectations, and the stock has risen since that report — this underpins the bullish analyst flow and supports valuation upgrades. Zacks: Up 5% Since Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs reiterated a buy view and included Viper in its featured energy picks, which can attract momentum flows from funds following broker top‑picks. Goldman Sachs Reaffirms Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Roth MKM maintained a buy rating, adding to the cluster of buy recommendations that can sustain investor interest. Roth MKM Keeps Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest fell materially in mid‑March (to ~13.2M shares, ~3.7% of float, ~2.3 days to cover), which reduces one source of downside pressure and the risk of a short‑squeeze narrative. (Data summary from short‑interest releases.)
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts’ consensus remains a moderate‑buy, reflecting general bullishness but not unanimous conviction — useful context for balance between upgrades and expectations. Consensus Moderate Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Several short‑interest data posts this week show implausible “0 shares” readings, indicating reporting noise — treat those specific entries as unreliable until official exchanges confirm. (Internal market‑data notices.)

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. TD Securities boosted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $54.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $64.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $51.93.

About Viper Energy

Viper Energy Partners LP is a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns and intends to acquire mineral and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties. As a pass-through entity, Viper Energy Partners does not engage in drilling or production operations directly; instead, it generates revenues by holding overriding royalty interests, mineral fee interests and royalty fee interests. These interests entitle the partnership to receive a percentage of the proceeds from hydrocarbons produced and sold by third-party operators.

The partnership’s assets are concentrated in the Permian Basin, with a primary focus on the Delaware Basin region of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico.