Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) Receives $58.38 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, thirteen have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $58.3846.

VNOM has been the topic of several recent research reports. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $54.00 price objective on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. TD Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $54.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Viper Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Viper Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 13th.

More Viper Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised earnings estimates across several future periods, including FY2026, FY2027, FY2028, and multiple quarterly forecasts, suggesting improved profit expectations for Viper Energy’s oil and gas operations.
• Positive Sentiment: The FY2026 estimate was lifted to $2.51 per share, slightly above the broader consensus estimate of $2.50, which may support investor confidence in near-term earnings stability.
• Positive Sentiment: Several long-range estimates were also increased, signaling that analysts see better earnings power over time, which can be supportive for valuation.
• Neutral Sentiment: Despite the higher estimates, Zacks Research still rates VNOM as Hold, so the updates are not an outright bullish endorsement.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research downgraded Viper Energy from strong-buy to hold, a rating cut that can weigh on sentiment even when earnings estimates improve.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

Shares of VNOM opened at $44.38 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $46.71 and its 200-day moving average is $43.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.93 billion, a P/E ratio of -138.68 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 6.17 and a quick ratio of 6.17. Viper Energy has a 12-month low of $35.10 and a 12-month high of $51.13.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $511.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $499.82 million. Viper Energy had a negative net margin of 2.77% and a positive return on equity of 2.64%. The business’s revenue was up 108.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.54 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Viper Energy will post 2.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Viper Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, May 14th were given a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 14th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. Viper Energy’s payout ratio is presently -475.00%.

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Viper Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Viper Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Viper Energy by 68.3% in the third 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 last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its stake in Viper Energy by 151.8% in the third quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,536 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 926 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. acquired a new stake in Viper Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $64,000. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.