Zacks Research Predicts Increased Earnings for Viper Energy

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a research note issued on Thursday, April 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.36 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.28. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.74 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.44 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.42 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.03 EPS.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $435.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $415.51 million. Viper Energy had a negative net margin of 4.87% and a positive return on equity of 2.62%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 87.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.04 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on VNOM. Truist Financial began coverage on shares of Viper Energy in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $54.00 price target for the company. KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $56.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $60.00 price target on shares of Viper Energy in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $44.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $60.00 to $54.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $55.00.

Viper Energy Trading Up 1.2%

NASDAQ VNOM opened at $47.01 on Monday. Viper Energy has a one year low of $35.10 and a one year high of $49.08. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of $40.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 3.72 and a current ratio of 3.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.81 billion, a PE ratio of -204.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.50.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 5th were issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 5th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.2%. This is an increase from Viper Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. Viper Energy’s payout ratio is currently -660.87%.

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System bought a new stake in Viper Energy in the 1st quarter valued at $2,533,000. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Viper Energy in the 1st quarter valued at $267,000. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Viper Energy by 37.2% in the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 790,772 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $37,158,000 after purchasing an additional 214,478 shares during the period. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV boosted its holdings in Viper Energy by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 55,052 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $2,587,000 after purchasing an additional 2,010 shares during the period. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Viper Energy by 1,672.3% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 394,067 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $15,223,000 after purchasing an additional 371,832 shares during the period. 87.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.