Viper Energy (VNOM) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

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

• 7/22/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by TD from $59.00 to $58.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $58.00 to $52.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/17/2026 – Viper Energy had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/15/2026 – Viper Energy was given a new $52.00 price target by Roth Capital.
• 7/4/2026 – Viper Energy was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 6/29/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $49.00 to $46.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/10/2026 – Viper Energy was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 5/29/2026 – Viper Energy is now covered by Royal Bank Of Canada. They set an “outperform” rating and a $58.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/27/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by Mizuho from $54.00 to $58.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/26/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $58.00 to $60.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/26/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by Raymond James Financial, Inc. from $60.00 to $61.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/23/2026 – Viper Energy was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.

Viper Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 14th were issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 14th. Viper Energy’s payout ratio is -475.00%.

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.