Q1 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy Cut by Zacks Research

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a note issued to investors on Friday, March 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.28 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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 released its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.04. Viper Energy had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 4.87%.The firm had revenue of $435.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $415.51 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.04 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 87.6% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on VNOM. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $64.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Viper Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Viper Energy in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on Viper Energy from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $51.79.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VNOM opened at $46.20 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.72, a current ratio of 3.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.52 billion, a PE ratio of -200.86 and a beta of 0.48. Viper Energy has a twelve month low of $34.71 and a twelve month high of $48.00. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $42.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.48.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 5th were issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 5th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. This is a positive change from Viper Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. Viper Energy’s payout ratio is presently -660.87%.

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Viper Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. purchased a new stake in Viper Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. bought a new position in shares of Viper Energy during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Viper Energy during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 503.3% in the 3rd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 1,086 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 906 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

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.