FY2026 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy Decreased by Analyst

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a research note issued on Wednesday, January 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $1.41 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $1.43. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.83 EPS.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 3rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.02. Viper Energy had a return on equity of 3.09% and a net margin of 20.62%.The company had revenue of $418.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $389.35 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.49 earnings per share. Viper Energy’s quarterly revenue was up 98.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Viper Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 11th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Viper Energy from $68.00 to $64.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Viper Energy from $46.00 to $45.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Viper Energy from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Viper Energy in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $54.20.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VNOM opened at $37.32 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a current ratio of 1.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.42 billion, a PE ratio of 15.42, a P/E/G ratio of 25.24 and a beta of 0.48. Viper Energy has a fifty-two week low of $34.71 and a fifty-two week high of $52.03. The company has a fifty day moving average of $37.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of $37.94.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viper Energy

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VNOM. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. purchased a new stake in Viper Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the 3rd quarter worth $38,000. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 48.7% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,068 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the period. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its holdings 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 worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 906 shares during the period. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Viper Energy Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 13th were paid a $0.33 dividend. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 13th. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 54.55%.

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.