FY2025 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy Increased by Analyst

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Stock analysts at Capital One Financial increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 25th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $1.62 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $1.57. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.38 EPS.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last announced its earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $418.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $389.35 million. Viper Energy had a return on equity of 3.09% and a net margin of 20.62%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 98.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.49 earnings per share.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on VNOM. KeyCorp lowered their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $56.00 to $54.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Barclays upped their price target on Viper Energy from $57.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered Viper Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, October 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Viper Energy from $46.00 to $45.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Viper Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $54.13.

Viper Energy Price Performance

Shares of Viper Energy stock opened at $36.05 on Thursday. Viper Energy has a 52 week low of $34.71 and a 52 week high of $54.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.88, a quick ratio of 6.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The stock has a market cap of $12.96 billion, a PE ratio of 14.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 16.59 and a beta of 0.89. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $37.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $38.48.

Viper Energy Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 13th were paid a $0.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 13th. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.7%. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 54.55%.

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the second quarter valued at $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new position in Viper Energy during the third quarter valued at $31,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Viper Energy in the 3rd quarter worth about $38,000. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new stake in Viper Energy in the 1st quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. boosted its position in 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. 87.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Viper Energy

Viper Energy, Inc engages in the acquisition of oil and natural gas properties. It owns, acquires, and exploits oil and natural gas properties in North America. The company was founded on February 27, 2014 and is headquartered in Midland, TX.