Q2 2025 Earnings Forecast for Viper Energy, Inc. Issued By Capital One Financial (NASDAQ:VNOM)

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Equities researchers at Capital One Financial increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Viper Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, September 24th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.55 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.52. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.03 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.52 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.64 EPS.

VNOM has been the topic of several other research reports. TD Securities increased their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Viper Energy from $37.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 8th. Truist Financial upped their price target on Viper Energy from $54.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Viper Energy from $44.00 to $57.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $48.17.

Viper Energy Trading Up 2.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VNOM opened at $44.86 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $40.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.49 and a beta of 1.73. Viper Energy has a 52-week low of $26.73 and a 52-week high of $49.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 7.06 and a current ratio of 7.06.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $216.71 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $216.28 million. Viper Energy had a return on equity of 8.46% and a net margin of 25.63%. The company’s revenue was up 34.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.47 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viper Energy

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VNOM. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the second quarter worth about $1,663,000. Truist Financial Corp increased its position in Viper Energy by 4.5% in the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 11,230 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $421,000 after purchasing an additional 488 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its position in Viper Energy by 106.5% in the second quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 6,194 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $232,000 after purchasing an additional 3,194 shares during the last quarter. Algert Global LLC purchased a new stake in Viper Energy during the second quarter valued at $305,000. Finally, Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC bought a new position in Viper Energy during the second quarter valued at $2,881,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

Viper Energy Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 15th were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.67%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 15th. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 44.12%.

Viper Energy Company Profile

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.