Q4 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy Lifted by Zacks Research

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q4 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a note issued to investors on Thursday, June 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.52 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.44. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q3 2027 earnings at $0.46 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $0.41 EPS.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $511.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $499.82 million. Viper Energy had a negative net margin of 2.77% and a positive return on equity of 2.64%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 108.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.54 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. TD Securities boosted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $54.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Viper Energy in a report on Monday, April 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada began coverage on shares of Viper Energy in a report on Friday, May 29th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $58.00 price objective on the stock. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Viper Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Viper Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $58.38.

Viper Energy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VNOM opened at $43.70 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $46.73 and its 200 day moving average is $43.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 6.17 and a current ratio of 6.17. The company has a market capitalization of $15.69 billion, a P/E ratio of -136.56 and a beta of 0.38. Viper Energy has a fifty-two week low of $35.10 and a fifty-two week high of $51.13.

Viper Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 14th were issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 14th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is -475.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viper Energy

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNOM. Oaktree Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Viper Energy during the third quarter valued at about $240,215,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Viper Energy by 28.0% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,906,846 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $646,180,000 after buying an additional 3,699,141 shares during the period. Capital World Investors increased its position in shares of Viper Energy by 18.7% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 12,423,354 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $474,821,000 after buying an additional 1,957,417 shares during the period. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Viper Energy by 452.4% during the third quarter. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC now owns 1,661,991 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $63,521,000 after buying an additional 1,361,130 shares during the period. Finally, Encompass Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the fourth quarter valued at about $52,087,000. 87.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.