
Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM – Free Report) – Zacks Research boosted their FY2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a report released on Wednesday, June 3rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will earn $1.53 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $1.52. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.59 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q1 2028 earnings at $0.31 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.40 EPS.
Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $511.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $499.82 million. Viper Energy had a positive return on equity of 2.64% and a negative net margin of 2.77%.The business’s revenue was up 108.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.54 EPS.
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Viper Energy Stock Performance
Viper Energy stock opened at $46.88 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $16.83 billion, a P/E ratio of -146.50 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a current ratio of 6.17, a quick ratio of 6.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $46.99 and a 200-day moving average of $42.97. Viper Energy has a 52 week low of $35.10 and a 52 week high of $51.13.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viper Energy
Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNOM. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Viper Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in Viper Energy in the third quarter valued at $38,000. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Viper Energy by 31.2% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,354 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 322 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its stake in Viper Energy by 151.8% in the third quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,536 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 926 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. bought a new stake in Viper Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $64,000. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Viper Energy Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, May 14th were paid a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 14th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -475.00%.
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.
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