Viper Energy (VNOM) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Viper Energy (NASDAQ: VNOM) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 1/23/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $45.00 to $44.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2026 – Viper Energy had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 1/21/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $60.00 to $54.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/11/2026 – Viper Energy was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 1/3/2026 – Viper Energy was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/12/2025 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $51.00 to $52.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

Viper Energy Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 13th were paid a dividend of $0.33 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 13th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 54.55%.

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.