VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al Purchases New Stake in Viper Energy Inc. $VNOM

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new position in Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 39,500 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,675,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Viper Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Viper Energy by 68.3% in the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,400 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 568 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. purchased a new stake in shares of Viper Energy in the fourth quarter worth approximately $64,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Viper Energy by 50.9% during the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 1,940 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 654 shares during the period. Finally, Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Viper Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $97,000. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Viper Energy News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Viper Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised multiple earnings forecasts. Estimates increased for Q3 2026 EPS to $0.51 from $0.48, Q4 2026 EPS to $0.55 from $0.43, and full-year 2026 EPS to $2.37 from $2.22. Zacks also lifted Q1 2027 EPS to $0.64 from $0.55, FY2027 EPS to $2.29 from $2.22, Q2 2028 EPS to $0.57 from $0.54, and FY2028 EPS to $2.34 from $2.26. The revisions suggest analysts see somewhat better near- to long-term earnings potential for the oil and gas producer. Viper Energy analyst estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: The rating remains “Hold.” Despite the higher forecasts, Zacks did not upgrade Viper Energy, and the current-year consensus EPS estimate remains $2.73. This may limit the immediate bullish impact of the revisions.
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no actionable change. Reported short interest was zero shares as of September 10, versus zero previously, with a 0.0-day short-interest ratio. However, the reported percentage change was listed as “NaN,” indicating a likely data-quality issue rather than a meaningful shift in investor positioning.

Viper Energy Trading Down 0.3%

NASDAQ:VNOM opened at $44.71 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $16.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 343.95 and a beta of 0.39. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $43.60 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 6.37 and a current ratio of 6.37. Viper Energy Inc. has a 52 week low of $35.10 and a 52 week high of $51.13.

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76. The firm had revenue of $677.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $643.45 million. Viper Energy had a net margin of 2.89% and a return on equity of 3.43%. The company’s revenue was up 127.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.41 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that Viper Energy Inc. will post 2.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Viper Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a special dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 13th were paid a $0.29 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 281.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 13th. Viper Energy’s payout ratio is presently 1,169.23%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VNOM has been the topic of several research reports. Johnson Rice began coverage on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. They issued an “accumulate” rating and a $55.00 price objective on the stock. Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of Viper Energy from $58.00 to $56.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. TD boosted their price target on shares of Viper Energy from $58.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered Viper Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 4th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners assumed coverage on Viper Energy in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. They set a “buy” rating and a $45.00 price objective for the company. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $56.93.

Viper Energy Profile

Viper Energy, Inc (NASDAQ:VNOM) is a mineral and royalty company focused on owning interests in oil and natural gas properties. Rather than drilling and operating wells directly, the company leases its mineral and royalty interests to exploration and production companies and receives a share of the revenue generated from the resulting production.

Viper’s asset portfolio is concentrated in the Permian Basin, including the Midland and Delaware sub-basins in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico.