Q3 EPS Estimates for Viper Energy Lifted by William Blair

Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – William Blair raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Viper Energy in a report issued on Monday, October 27th. William Blair analyst N. Dingmann now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.05 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.04. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Viper Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Viper Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.04 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.47 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $0.56 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $0.60 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on VNOM. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Viper Energy in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. TD Securities set a $54.00 target price on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Roth Capital set a $50.00 price target on shares of Viper Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Viper Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $57.00 price objective (down previously from $60.00) on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $54.07.

Viper Energy Stock Performance

Viper Energy stock opened at $37.18 on Tuesday. Viper Energy has a 52 week low of $34.71 and a 52 week high of $56.76. The company has a current ratio of 6.15, a quick ratio of 6.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The stock has a market cap of $10.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 16.41 and a beta of 0.92. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $38.16 and a 200-day moving average of $38.98.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.07. Viper Energy had a return on equity of 3.92% and a net margin of 37.84%.The firm had revenue of $297.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $285.35 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.62 EPS. Viper Energy’s quarterly revenue was up 37.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Viper Energy Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were issued a dividend of $0.53 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.7%. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 38.15%.

Institutional Trading of Viper Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Viper Energy by 34.5% during the 3rd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 28,372 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,084,000 after purchasing an additional 7,275 shares during the period. Bogart Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Viper Energy in the third quarter valued at $57,000. New York State Teachers Retirement System boosted its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 41.7% during the third quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 39,360 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,504,000 after acquiring an additional 11,586 shares during the period. Trilogy Capital Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 190.4% during the third quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. now owns 59,960 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $2,292,000 after acquiring an additional 39,315 shares during the period. Finally, ORG Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Viper Energy by 133.5% during the third quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $73,000 after acquiring an additional 1,088 shares during the last quarter. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.