Q2 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy Reduced by Zacks Research

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Zacks Research cut their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a report released on Tuesday, March 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.27 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.30. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.06 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Viper Energy from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Viper Energy from $64.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $52.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $51.79.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VNOM opened at $47.32 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.92 billion, a P/E ratio of -205.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a current ratio of 3.72, a quick ratio of 3.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Viper Energy has a 1 year low of $34.71 and a 1 year high of $48.00. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $42.63 and a 200-day moving average of $39.59.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $435.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 quarterly revenue was up 87.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.04 earnings per share.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 5th were given a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 5th. This is a positive change from Viper Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is -660.87%.

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. bought a new position in Viper Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Viper Energy during the 3rd quarter worth $38,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Viper Energy by 503.3% during the 3rd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 1,086 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 906 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Viper Energy by 68.3% during the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,400 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 568 shares during the last quarter. 87.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Viper Energy Company Profile

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.