Roth Capital Estimates Viper Energy Q1 Earnings

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Research analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 5th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani anticipates that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.26 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.03 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.15 EPS.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.02. Viper Energy had a net margin of 24.65% and a return on equity of 6.99%. The firm had revenue of $209.59 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $210.54 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.10 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 28.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on VNOM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. StockNews.com cut shares of Viper Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $57.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $57.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, TD Securities increased their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $51.25.

Viper Energy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VNOM opened at $55.42 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $48.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $43.13. Viper Energy has a twelve month low of $27.61 and a twelve month high of $56.08. The company has a quick ratio of 7.06, a current ratio of 7.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.80 billion, a PE ratio of 23.79 and a beta of 1.72.

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VNOM. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 23.3% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,481,119 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $326,184,000 after purchasing an additional 1,603,333 shares during the period. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in Viper Energy by 16.8% in the first quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 6,410,968 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $246,566,000 after acquiring an additional 923,276 shares during the period. Scout Investments Inc. lifted its stake in Viper Energy by 48.8% in the first quarter. Scout Investments Inc. now owns 1,934,469 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $73,703,000 after acquiring an additional 634,036 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in Viper Energy by 326.0% in the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 760,830 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $28,554,000 after acquiring an additional 582,247 shares during the period. Finally, Epoch Investment Partners Inc. lifted its stake in Viper Energy by 19.8% in the first quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. now owns 3,001,411 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $115,434,000 after acquiring an additional 496,131 shares during the period. 87.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Viper Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.17%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 14th. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 51.50%.

About Viper Energy

Viper Energy, Inc owns and acquires mineral and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin, North America. Viper Energy Partners GP LLC operates as the general partner of the company. The company was formerly known as Viper Energy Partners LP and changed its name to Viper Energy, Inc in November 2023.