Zacks Research Forecasts Reduced Earnings for Viper Energy

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Viper Energy in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 24th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.41 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.43. 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 Q1 2027 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.61 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.93 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on VNOM. Mizuho decreased their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $55.00 to $51.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Viper Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, October 26th. KeyCorp decreased their target price on Viper Energy from $56.00 to $54.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Viper Energy from $46.00 to $45.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $54.13.

Viper Energy Stock Down 0.3%

Viper Energy stock opened at $36.05 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $12.96 billion, a PE ratio of 14.90, a PEG ratio of 16.59 and a beta of 0.89. Viper Energy has a 12-month low of $34.71 and a 12-month high of $54.95. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $37.44 and its 200 day moving average is $38.48. The company has a quick ratio of 6.15, a current ratio of 1.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $418.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $389.35 million. Viper Energy had a return on equity of 3.09% and a net margin of 20.62%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 98.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.49 EPS.

Viper Energy Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 13th were paid a $0.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 13th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 54.55%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VNOM. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. purchased a new stake in Viper Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the 3rd quarter worth $31,000. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the first quarter valued at about $41,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Viper Energy during the third quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in shares of Viper Energy by 48.7% during the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,068 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

About Viper Energy

Viper Energy, Inc engages in the acquisition of oil and natural gas properties. It owns, acquires, and exploits oil and natural gas properties in North America. The company was founded on February 27, 2014 and is headquartered in Midland, TX.