Q2 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy Lifted by Zacks Research

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, May 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.50 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.39. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.38 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.52 EPS.

VNOM has been the subject of several other research reports. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and issued a $54.00 price target on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $52.00 to $53.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $57.46.

Viper Energy Price Performance

Shares of Viper Energy stock opened at $45.59 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 6.17, a current ratio of 6.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Viper Energy has a twelve month low of $35.10 and a twelve month high of $51.13. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $47.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.63. The firm has a market cap of $16.37 billion, a PE ratio of -142.46 and a beta of 0.42.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viper Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 28.0% in 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 purchasing an additional 3,699,141 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors increased its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 12,916,557 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $498,967,000 after purchasing an additional 493,203 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 11.1% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 11,491,534 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $443,918,000 after purchasing an additional 1,144,863 shares during the last quarter. Oaktree Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $240,215,000. Finally, Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. increased its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 21.9% in the fourth quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 5,711,539 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $220,637,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024,838 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

Viper Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, May 14th were issued a $0.38 dividend. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 14th. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -475.00%.

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.