Viper Energy Q2 EPS Forecast Decreased by Zacks Research

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for Viper Energy in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.27 per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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 research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Viper Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Viper Energy from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Viper Energy from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday. TD Securities boosted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $54.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. 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.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $51.79.

Viper Energy Trading Up 2.0%

VNOM opened at $47.14 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 3.72 and a quick ratio of 3.72. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $42.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $39.54. Viper Energy has a 1-year low of $34.71 and a 1-year high of $48.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -204.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.48.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $435.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $415.51 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.04 earnings per share. Viper Energy’s quarterly revenue was up 87.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VNOM. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Viper Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the third quarter valued at about $31,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the third quarter valued at about $38,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC raised 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 acquiring an additional 906 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC raised 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 acquiring an additional 568 shares during the period. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The firm 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 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 (DPR) is currently -660.87%.

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.