Zacks Research Increases Earnings Estimates for Viper Energy

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a research note issued on Thursday, June 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.78 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.50. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.51 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.50 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.47 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.91 EPS.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $511.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $499.82 million. Viper Energy had a negative net margin of 2.77% and a positive return on equity of 2.64%. The company’s revenue was up 108.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.54 earnings per share.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Raymond James Financial upped their target price on Viper Energy from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and set a $54.00 price target on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $64.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Viper Energy in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $52.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $58.38.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

VNOM opened at $44.38 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $46.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $43.40. The company has a market capitalization of $15.93 billion, a P/E ratio of -138.68 and a beta of 0.38. Viper Energy has a 52 week low of $35.10 and a 52 week high of $51.13. The company has a quick ratio of 6.17, a current ratio of 6.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

Viper Energy Announces Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viper Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Viper Energy during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Viper Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. Parallel Advisors LLC grew 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 purchasing an additional 568 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 151.8% during the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,536 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 926 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. acquired a new stake in Viper Energy during the fourth quarter worth $64,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

About Viper Energy

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.