Roth Capital Estimates Viper Energy Q1 Earnings

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Research analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Viper Energy in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 5th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $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 announced its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $209.59 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $210.54 million. Viper Energy had a net margin of 24.65% and a return on equity of 6.99%. The firm’s revenue was down 28.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.10 earnings per share.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on VNOM. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $57.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. TD Securities upped their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $57.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $52.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Viper Energy from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. 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, Viper Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $51.25.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

Shares of Viper Energy stock opened at $55.42 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.80 billion, a PE ratio of 23.79 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 7.06 and a current ratio of 7.06. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $48.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $43.13. Viper Energy has a one year low of $27.61 and a one year high of $56.08.

Viper Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th will be given a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.17%. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 51.50%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viper Energy

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Viper Energy in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,473,000. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in Viper Energy by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 98,372 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $4,438,000 after purchasing an additional 7,542 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Viper Energy by 233.0% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 95,892 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $4,326,000 after purchasing an additional 67,098 shares in the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in Viper Energy by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 234,103 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $10,560,000 after purchasing an additional 10,309 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Apollon Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Viper Energy by 72.2% in the 3rd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 14,707 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $663,000 after purchasing an additional 6,168 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 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.