Capital World Investors Acquires 493,203 Shares of Viper Energy Inc. $VNOM

Capital World Investors lifted its holdings in Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) by 4.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,916,557 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock after buying an additional 493,203 shares during the quarter. Capital World Investors owned about 3.59% of Viper Energy worth $498,967,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Viper Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Viper Energy in the third quarter valued at about $38,000. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 68.3% in the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,400 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 568 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings 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 valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 926 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Colonial Trust Advisors bought a new position in shares of Viper Energy in the third quarter valued at about $69,000. 87.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James Financial lifted their price target on Viper Energy from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Viper Energy from $44.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Viper Energy from $56.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. TD Securities lifted their price objective on Viper Energy from $54.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on Viper Energy from $52.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $58.38.

More Viper Energy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Viper Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KeyBanc reiterated its Buy rating on Viper Energy, reinforcing a constructive outlook for the stock. KeyBanc Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Viper Energy (VNOM)
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst consensus remains favorable, with Viper Energy receiving an average Buy rating from analysts, which suggests continued confidence in the company’s outlook. Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) Receives Average Rating of “Buy” from Analysts
• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp raised several near-term earnings estimates for Viper Energy and maintained an Overweight rating with a $65 price target, signaling expectations for stronger profitability ahead.
• Neutral Sentiment: A separate analyst note trimmed some later-period estimates, including Q2 2027 and FY2027 EPS, even though the firm still kept a bullish stance on the stock.
• Neutral Sentiment: Viper Energy was mentioned in a general dividend-stock roundup, but the article was not specifically focused on VNOM and did not provide company-specific news.

Viper Energy Price Performance

Shares of VNOM stock opened at $45.46 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $46.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $43.09. The company has a quick ratio of 6.17, a current ratio of 6.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The firm has a market cap of $16.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -142.06 and a beta of 0.38. Viper Energy Inc. has a 12 month low of $35.10 and a 12 month high of $51.13.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $511.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $499.82 million. Viper Energy had a positive return on equity of 2.64% and a negative net margin of 2.77%.The company’s revenue was up 108.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.54 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Viper Energy Inc. will post 2.5 EPS for the current year.

Viper Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 14th were given a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 14th. Viper Energy’s payout ratio is presently -475.00%.

Viper Energy 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.