Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Viper Energy (VNOM)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Viper Energy (NASDAQ: VNOM) recently:

• 10/9/2026 – Viper Energy had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 10/9/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $55.00 to $57.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – Viper Energy was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 10/3/2026 – Viper Energy was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 9/3/2026 – Viper Energy is now covered by Seaport Research Partners. They set a “buy” rating and a $45.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/2/2026 – Viper Energy is now covered by Seaport Research Partners. They set a “buy” rating and a $54.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/17/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $60.00 to $58.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Viper Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a special dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 13th were issued a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 13th. This represents a dividend yield of 281.0%. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1,169.23%.

Viper Energy, Inc (NASDAQ: VNOM) is an oil and gas company that owns and acquires mineral, royalty and overriding royalty interests in properties operated primarily by other exploration and production companies. Its interests provide exposure to production from wells without requiring Viper to fund most drilling and completion activities.

The company’s assets are concentrated in the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, including the Midland and Delaware sub-basins. Viper’s interests are associated mainly with oil and natural gas development and generate revenue from its share of production, while its broad and diversified ownership position spans numerous wells and acreage holdings.

Viper Energy was established as Viper Energy Partners and became a publicly traded master limited partnership in 2014.