Rep. August Pfluger Acquires Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) Stock

Representative August Pfluger (Republican-Texas) recently bought shares of Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM). In a filing disclosed on April 15th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $15,001 and $50,000 in Viper Energy stock on March 13th.

Representative August Pfluger also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) on 3/13/2026.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP) on 3/13/2026.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) on 3/13/2026.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Kimbell Royalty (NYSE:KRP) on 3/13/2026.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of U-Haul (NASDAQ:UHALB) on 3/13/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) on 2/10/2026.

Viper Energy Stock Down 6.0%

VNOM stock traded down $2.83 during trading on Friday, reaching $44.42. 908,307 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,103,610. Viper Energy Inc. has a 12 month low of $35.10 and a 12 month high of $49.08. The company has a market capitalization of $15.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -191.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 0.50. 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 business has a 50 day simple moving average of $45.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $40.71.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $435.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $415.51 million. Viper Energy had a positive return on equity of 2.62% and a negative net margin of 4.87%.The firm’s revenue was up 87.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.04 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Viper Energy Inc. will post 2.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 5th were given a $0.38 dividend. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 5th. This is a positive change from Viper Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently -660.87%.

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VNOM. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in Viper Energy by 37.2% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 790,772 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $37,158,000 after buying an additional 214,478 shares during the last quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV increased its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 2,010 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 371,832 shares during the period. Alberta Investment Management Corp purchased a new stake in Viper Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $1,398,000. Finally, Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Viper Energy during the 4th quarter worth $97,000. 87.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial started coverage on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $54.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $44.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 27th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Viper Energy from $64.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Viper Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $56.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $54.47.

About Representative Pfluger

August Pfluger (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas’ 11th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2021. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Pfluger (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Texas’ 11th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

August Pfluger lives in San Angelo, Texas. Pfluger graduated from San Angelo High School. He serves in the U.S. Air Force Reserves and has reached the rank of colonel.

Pfluger earned a degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy. His career experience includes working as a National Security Council advisor with the Trump administration.

Viper Energy Company Profile

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.