Q4 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy Cut by Zacks Research

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2027 earnings estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a report released on Thursday, September 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.51 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.58. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q1 2028 earnings at $0.55 EPS.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.76. Viper Energy had a net margin of 2.89% and a return on equity of 3.43%. The company had revenue of $677.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $643.45 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.41 EPS. Viper Energy’s quarterly revenue was up 127.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Viper Energy in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Johnson Rice began coverage on Viper Energy in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. They set an “accumulate” rating and a $55.00 price objective for the company. Mizuho dropped their target price on Viper Energy from $58.00 to $56.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Barclays cut their target price on Viper Energy from $60.00 to $58.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners started coverage on Viper Energy in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. They set a “buy” rating and a $45.00 price target for the company. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $56.93.

Viper Energy Price Performance

Shares of VNOM opened at $44.64 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $16.03 billion, a PE ratio of 343.41 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 6.37 and a current ratio of 6.37. Viper Energy has a fifty-two week low of $35.10 and a fifty-two week high of $51.13. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $43.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $45.03.

Viper Energy Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VNOM. Engineers Gate Manager LP bought a new position in shares of Viper Energy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,453,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new stake in Viper Energy during the second quarter valued at approximately $56,000. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in Viper Energy by 1,250.0% during the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 945 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 875 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System increased its holdings in Viper Energy by 0.6% during the second quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 52,276 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $2,217,000 after buying an additional 312 shares during the last quarter. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new stake in Viper Energy during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,675,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

About Viper Energy

Viper Energy, Inc (NASDAQ:VNOM) is a mineral and royalty company focused on owning interests in oil and natural gas properties. Rather than drilling and operating wells directly, the company leases its mineral and royalty interests to exploration and production companies and receives a share of the revenue generated from the resulting production.

Viper’s asset portfolio is concentrated in the Permian Basin, including the Midland and Delaware sub-basins in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico.