Howard Financial Services LTD. Decreases Stock Position in Viper Energy Inc. $VNOM

Howard Financial Services LTD. lessened its stake in shares of Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) by 35.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 31,666 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock after selling 17,094 shares during the period. Howard Financial Services LTD.’s holdings in Viper Energy were worth $1,223,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VNOM. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in Viper Energy by 2,117.1% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 576,294 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $22,262,000 after buying an additional 550,301 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in Viper Energy by 502.7% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 690,756 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $26,684,000 after acquiring an additional 576,151 shares during the last quarter. Dudley & Shanley Inc. bought a new stake in Viper Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $297,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 40.9% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 428,168 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $16,365,000 after acquiring an additional 124,259 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New Mexico Educational Retirement Board raised its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 35.5% during the 3rd quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 34,700 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $1,326,000 after acquiring an additional 9,100 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ VNOM opened at $47.78 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $43.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $39.79. Viper Energy Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $34.71 and a fifty-two week high of $49.08. The company has a market cap of $17.08 billion, a P/E ratio of -207.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 3.72 and a current ratio of 3.72.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.04. Viper Energy had a negative net margin of 4.87% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The company had revenue of $435.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $415.51 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.04 earnings per share. Viper Energy’s quarterly revenue was up 87.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that Viper Energy Inc. will post 2.02 earnings per share for the current year.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VNOM has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. TD Securities raised their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $54.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Viper Energy in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Citigroup lifted their price objective 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. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Viper Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $51.93.

Key Viper Energy News

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.