Zacks Research Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Viper Energy

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a report released on Friday, March 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.28 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.35. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.01 EPS.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $435.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $415.51 million. Viper Energy had a negative net margin of 4.87% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. Viper Energy’s quarterly revenue was up 87.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.04 earnings per share.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Barclays reduced their price objective on Viper Energy from $60.00 to $54.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Viper Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $64.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Viper Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $51.79.

Viper Energy Stock Up 1.5%

VNOM opened at $44.90 on Monday. Viper Energy has a one year low of $34.71 and a one year high of $48.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 3.72 and a current ratio of 3.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.05 billion, a P/E ratio of -195.21 and a beta of 0.48. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $42.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $39.44.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 5th were given a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 5th. This is a positive change from Viper Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. Viper Energy’s payout ratio is -660.87%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 38.1% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 47,881 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $2,162,000 after purchasing an additional 13,218 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in Viper Energy by 264.2% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 240,799 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $10,872,000 after buying an additional 174,684 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in Viper Energy by 22.7% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 204,499 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $9,233,000 after buying an additional 37,847 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP acquired a new position in Viper Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at $222,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in Viper Energy by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 8,902 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 376 shares during the period. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.