Rep. August Pfluger Purchases Shares of Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM)

Representative August Pfluger (Republican-Texas) recently bought shares of Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM). In a filing disclosed on April 15th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $15,001 and $50,000 in Viper Energy stock on March 13th.

Representative August Pfluger also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) on 3/13/2026.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP) on 3/13/2026.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) on 3/13/2026.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Kimbell Royalty (NYSE:KRP) on 3/13/2026.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of U-Haul (NASDAQ:UHALB) on 3/13/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) on 2/10/2026.

Viper Energy Stock Down 3.9%

Viper Energy stock opened at $45.40 on Friday. Viper Energy Inc. has a twelve month low of $35.10 and a twelve month high of $49.08. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.76. The company has a current ratio of 3.72, a quick ratio of 3.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.23 billion, a P/E ratio of -197.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.50.

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 firm had revenue of $435.00 million during 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 was up 87.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.04 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Viper Energy Inc. will post 2.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 5th were given a dividend of $0.38 per share. This is an increase from Viper Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 5th. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently -660.87%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viper Energy

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Viper Energy by 28.0% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,906,846 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $646,180,000 after acquiring an additional 3,699,141 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its stake in Viper Energy by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 12,916,557 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $498,967,000 after acquiring an additional 493,203 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in Viper Energy by 11.1% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 11,491,534 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $443,918,000 after acquiring an additional 1,144,863 shares in the last quarter. Oaktree Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Viper Energy in the third quarter valued at $240,215,000. Finally, Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. boosted its stake in Viper Energy by 21.9% in the fourth quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 5,711,539 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $220,637,000 after acquiring an additional 1,024,838 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on VNOM. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $52.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. 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 research note on Monday, March 16th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $64.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Truist Financial began coverage on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $54.00 target price for the company. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $56.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $54.47.

About Representative Pfluger

August Pfluger (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas’ 11th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2021. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Pfluger (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Texas’ 11th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

August Pfluger lives in San Angelo, Texas. Pfluger graduated from San Angelo High School. He serves in the U.S. Air Force Reserves and has reached the rank of colonel.

Pfluger earned a degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy. His career experience includes working as a National Security Council advisor with the Trump administration.

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.