KeyCorp Forecasts Viper Energy’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:VNOM)

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Investment analysts at KeyCorp increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a note issued to investors on Sunday, April 20th. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan now expects that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.62 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.59. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $56.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.36 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.38 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on VNOM. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Viper Energy from $45.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Raymond James reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $58.00 price target (down from $64.00) on shares of Viper Energy in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $72.00 target price on shares of Viper Energy in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $57.92.

Viper Energy Price Performance

NASDAQ VNOM opened at $39.56 on Tuesday. Viper Energy has a 12 month low of $34.71 and a 12 month high of $56.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.43 billion, a PE ratio of 16.98 and a beta of 1.23. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $43.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $48.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 7.24 and a quick ratio of 7.24.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th were given a dividend of $0.65 per share. This is a positive change from Viper Energy’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. Viper Energy’s payout ratio is presently 32.70%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viper Energy

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VNOM. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Viper Energy by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,094,960 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $495,360,000 after purchasing an additional 239,404 shares in the last quarter. FIL Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 3,964,130 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $194,520,000 after buying an additional 310,890 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 20.3% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,309,425 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $113,324,000 after acquiring an additional 389,473 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Viper Energy in the fourth quarter worth $95,505,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,733,745 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $85,102,000 after acquiring an additional 35,084 shares in the last quarter. 87.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Viper Energy

Viper Energy, Inc engages in the acquisition of oil and natural gas properties. It owns, acquires, and exploits oil and natural gas properties in North America. The company was founded on February 27, 2014 and is headquartered in Midland, TX.