KeyCorp Has Positive Outlook for Viper Energy Q1 Earnings

Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) – Equities researchers at KeyCorp upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Viper Energy in a report issued on Sunday, April 20th. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.62 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.59. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $56.00 price objective 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.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Viper Energy from $45.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Viper Energy from $51.00 to $49.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Mizuho assumed coverage on shares of Viper Energy in a research note on Monday, March 31st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $56.00 price target for the company. Barclays increased their target price on Viper Energy from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $72.00 price target on Viper Energy in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $57.92.

Viper Energy Price Performance

Shares of Viper Energy stock opened at $39.56 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $43.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.29. The company has a market cap of $8.43 billion, a PE ratio of 16.98 and a beta of 1.23. 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 has a fifty-two week low of $34.71 and a fifty-two week high of $56.76.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viper Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Retirement Systems of Alabama acquired a new position in Viper Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at about $12,980,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Viper Energy by 3,200.2% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 235,307 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $10,615,000 after buying an additional 228,177 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Viper Energy by 103.3% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 43,962 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,982,000 after buying an additional 22,334 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. bought a new position in Viper Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $358,000. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers grew its holdings in Viper Energy by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 268,297 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $13,165,000 after acquiring an additional 16,172 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.72% of the company’s stock.

Viper Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. This is an increase from Viper Energy’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.70%.

Viper Energy Company Profile

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.