Zacks Research Predicts Reduced Earnings for Viper Energy

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a research report issued on Monday, May 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.53 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.58. Zacks Research 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 FY2026 earnings at $2.02 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.38 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on VNOM. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $54.00 target price on shares of Viper Energy in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Viper Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $52.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $44.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 27th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Viper Energy presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $57.85.

Viper Energy Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of VNOM stock opened at $44.85 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $47.14 and its 200-day moving average is $42.69. Viper Energy has a 1 year low of $35.10 and a 1 year high of $51.13. The stock has a market cap of $16.10 billion, a PE ratio of -140.15 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 6.17 and a current ratio of 6.17.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) 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 company had revenue of $511.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $499.82 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.54 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 108.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VNOM. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the third quarter worth $38,000. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Viper Energy by 31.2% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,354 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $64,000 after buying an additional 322 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its position in shares of 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 worth $59,000 after buying an additional 926 shares during the period. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. acquired a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the fourth quarter worth $64,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

Viper Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 14th were issued a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 14th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently -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.