Viper EnergyVNOM
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About: Viper Energy Inc is focused on owning and acquiring mineral and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin. The Permian Basin is known to have a number of zones of oil and natural gas-bearing rock throughout.
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Funds holding %
of 7,345 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 8 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
202% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $65.9M | Put options by funds: $21.8M
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 3 (+2) [Q1 2025]
104% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 167 | Existing positions reduced: 82
76% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 38
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.76B [Q4 2024] → $5.71B (+$949M) [Q1 2025]
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 342 [Q4 2024] → 365 (+23) [Q1 2025]
2.13% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.2% [Q4 2024] → 96.33% (+2.13%) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$48
25%
upside
Avg. target
$56
45%
upside
High target
$68
77%
upside
8 analyst ratings
8 positive
100%
0 neutral
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0 negative
0%
Piper Sandler Mark Lear | 77%upside $68 | Overweight Maintained | 14 Aug 2025 |
Wells Fargo Hanwen Chang | 25%upside $48 | Overweight Maintained | 14 Aug 2025 |
Raymond James John Freeman | 48%upside $57 | Outperform Reiterated | 29 Jul 2025 |
TD Securities Aaron Bilkoski | 51%upside $58 | Buy Maintained | 4 Jun 2025 |
Evercore ISI Group Stephen Richardson | 33%upside $51 | Outperform Maintained | 4 Jun 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 10 articles about VNOM published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 day ago
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Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Viper Energy, Inc. (VNOM) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 5, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Austen Gilfillian - President of Viper Energy Partners GP LLC Chip Seale - Corporate Participant Matthew Kaes Van't Hof - CEO & Director of Viper Energy Partners GP LLC Conference Call Participants Aaron Bilkoski - TD Cowen, Research Division Christopher Moore Baker - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division Derrick Lee Whitfield - Texas Capital Securities, Research Division Leo Paul Mariani - ROTH Capital Partners, LLC, Research Division Neil Singhvi Mehta - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Paul Michael Diamond - Citigroup Inc. Exchange Research Wei Jiang - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Viper Energy Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Viper Energy Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates on Higher Production
VNOM Q2 earnings and revenues gain on strong oil-weighted production growth, partially offset by rising expenses.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Viper Energy (VNOM) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
The headline numbers for Viper Energy (VNOM) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
Viper Energy (VNOM) Q2 Oil Output Up 58%
Viper Energy (VNOM 2.46%), a mineral and royalty interest owner focused on the Permian Basin, released its results on August 4, 2025. The key news: revenue (GAAP) outperformed analyst expectations at $297 million compared to a $288.8 million consensus, while earnings per share (GAAP) missed, posting $0.28 versus $0.37 forecasted.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
Viper Energy, Inc., a Subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc., Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial and Operating Results
MIDLAND, Texas, Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viper Energy, Inc., (NASDAQ:VNOM) (“Viper” or the “Company”), a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) (“Diamondback”), today announced financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.
Positive
24/7 Wall Street
1 week ago
4 Very Safe Dividend Stocks on Goldman Sachs' August Conviction Buy List
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Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
SITIO ROYALTIES INVESTOR ALERT by the Former Attorney General of Louisiana: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigates Adequacy of Price and Process in Proposed Sale of Sitio Royalties Corp. - STR
NEW YORK CITY & NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) are investigating the proposed sale of Sitio Royalties Corp. (NYSE: STR) to Viper Energy, Inc. (NasdaqGS: VNOM). Under the terms of the proposed transaction, the consideration will consist of 0.4855 shares of Class A common stock of a new holding company (“pro forma Viper”) for each share of Sitio Class A common stock, 0.4855 units.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
Sitio Royalties Announces Revised Date for Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sitio Royalties Corp. (NYSE: STR) (“Sitio”) today announced a change to the scheduled date for the release of its operating and financial results for the second quarter 2025. The earnings release will now be issued on Monday, August 4, 2025, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Due to the pending merger with Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM), Sitio will not host a conference call. About Sitio Royalties Corp. Sitio is a shareholder returns-driven com.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
Viper Energy: A Low-Risk Way To Play The Permian
Viper Energy offers low-risk U.S. oil and gas exposure through mineral and royalty interests, benefiting from its strategic relationship with Diamondback and recent major acquisitions. The company expanded its acreage significantly via the Endeavor drop down and Sitio merger, positioning itself as a leading mineral owner in the Permian basin. Key risks include commodity price volatility, lack of control of acreage development, and asset conentration in the Permian.
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