Capital One Financial Predicts Viper Energy Q4 Earnings

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Stock analysts at Capital One Financial raised their Q4 2024 earnings estimates for Viper Energy in a report released on Monday, February 3rd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.50 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $209.59 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $210.54 million. Viper Energy had a net margin of 24.65% and a return on equity of 6.72%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 28.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.10 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $43.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. StockNews.com cut shares of Viper Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of 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 target price (down from $64.00) on shares of Viper Energy in a research report on Tuesday. 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 research report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Viper Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.55.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VNOM opened at $48.70 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 7.24 and a current ratio of 7.24. The company has a fifty day moving average of $50.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $48.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.18 billion, a PE ratio of 20.90 and a beta of 1.71. Viper Energy has a fifty-two week low of $30.56 and a fifty-two week high of $56.76.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VNOM. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Viper Energy by 43.9% during the fourth quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 701 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. raised its holdings in Viper Energy by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. now owns 81,610 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $4,005,000 after acquiring an additional 4,300 shares in the last quarter. O Brien Greene & Co. Inc raised its holdings in Viper Energy by 18.2% during the fourth quarter. O Brien Greene & Co. Inc now owns 8,275 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $406,000 after purchasing an additional 1,275 shares in the last quarter. Boston Financial Mangement LLC acquired a new stake in Viper Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $204,000. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Viper Energy by 20.4% during the fourth quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 20,462 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $1,004,000 after purchasing an additional 3,474 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. This is a positive change from Viper Energy’s previous dividend of $0.22. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 51.50%.

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.