Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) Now Covered by Truist Financial

Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) in a research note published on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat reports. The firm issued a buy rating and a $54.00 price target on the oil and gas producer’s stock.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on VNOM. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Viper Energy from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. TD Securities lifted their target price 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 lifted their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $64.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Viper Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $51.93.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VNOM opened at $47.78 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $43.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -207.73, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a quick ratio of 3.72, a current ratio of 3.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Viper Energy has a 52-week low of $34.71 and a 52-week high of $49.08.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.04. Viper Energy had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 4.87%.The business had revenue of $435.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $415.51 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.04 earnings per share. Viper Energy’s revenue was up 87.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Viper Energy will post 2.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viper Energy

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

Viper Energy News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Truist started coverage on VNOM with a Buy rating and a $54 price target (about a mid‑teens upside from the recent price), giving investors a clear catalyst for buying interest. Truist initiates Viper Energy stock coverage with buy rating
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst consensus reflected in recent coverage is a “Moderate Buy,” reinforcing the positive view from sell‑side firms and supporting demand for the shares. Viper Energy Inc. Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy”
• Neutral Sentiment: Short interest fell to 13,204,484 shares as of March 13 (down ~18.6% from Feb. 26), representing roughly 3.7% of shares outstanding and a ~2.3 days‑to‑cover — lower short exposure can reduce downside pressure and is generally supportive for the stock.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple March filings in the feed report “0 shares” short interest and NaN changes — these look like reporting/data errors that could create confusing headlines and short‑term volatility until corrected. Investors should rely on the verified March 13 figure above and watch for corrected filings.

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.