Viper Energy (VNOM) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Viper Energy (NASDAQ: VNOM) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 8/5/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by TD from $58.00 to $59.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/4/2026 – Viper Energy had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen.
• 8/4/2026 – Viper Energy had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Roth Capital.
• 8/4/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $58.00 to $56.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/3/2026 – Viper Energy is now covered by Johnson Rice. They set an “accumulate” rating and a $55.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/31/2026 – Viper Energy was given a new $57.00 price target by Raymond James Financial, Inc..
• 7/31/2026 – Viper Energy was upgraded by Mizuho to “strong-buy”.
• 7/22/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by TD from $59.00 to $58.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $58.00 to $52.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/17/2026 – Viper Energy had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/15/2026 – Viper Energy was given a new $52.00 price target by Roth Capital.
• 7/4/2026 – Viper Energy was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 6/29/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $49.00 to $46.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/10/2026 – Viper Energy was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.

Viper Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a special dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 13th will be issued a $0.29 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 13th. This represents a dividend yield of 266.0%. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -475.00%.

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.