Viper EnergyVNOM
VNOM
About: Viper Energy Inc is focused on owning and acquiring mineral and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties primarily 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 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 10 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
71% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 38
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.76B [Q4 2024] → $5.71B (+$949M) [Q1 2025]
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 342 [Q4 2024] → 363 (+21) [Q1 2025]
2.12% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.2% [Q4 2024] → 96.31% (+2.12%) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
10 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$47
11%
upside
Avg. target
$55
28%
upside
High target
$61
43%
upside
10 analyst ratings
10 positive
100%
0 neutral
0%
0 negative
0%
Raymond James John Freeman | 41%upside $60 | Outperform Reiterated | 5 Jun 2025 |
TD Securities Aaron Bilkoski | 36%upside $58 | Buy Maintained | 4 Jun 2025 |
Evercore ISI Group Stephen Richardson | 20%upside $51 | Outperform Maintained | 4 Jun 2025 |
Mizuho William Janela | 29%upside $55 | Outperform Maintained | 4 Jun 2025 |
Barclays Betty Jiang | 41%upside $60 | Overweight Maintained | 4 Jun 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 10 articles about VNOM published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
4 days ago
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Positive
24/7 Wall Street
1 week ago
3 Top Goldman Sachs Dividend Stock Picks Have Up to 73% Upside Potential
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Neutral
Business Wire
1 week 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
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
VNOM $4.1B Deal Echoes Permian Appeal: Time to Watch EPD & OXY too?
Viper Energy's $4.1B all-stock Sitio deal highlights the resilience of the Permian Basin, even as oil prices slide in 2025.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Viper Energy to Acquire Sitio Royalties in $4.1B All-Stock Deal
VNOM's latest acquisition of Sitio Royalties is expected to be closed in the third quarter of 2025. The company has also announced a 10% increase in its base dividend.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Viper Energy (VNOM) Up 3.7% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
Viper Energy (VNOM) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
Positive
WSJ
1 week ago
Viper Energy to Acquire Sitio Royalties in $4.1 Billion Stock Deal
Viper Energy will acquire Sitio Royalties in an all-stock deal valued at $4.1 billion, including debt.
Positive
Reuters
1 week ago
Viper Energy to acquire Sitio in $4.1 billion deal
Oil and gas firm Diamondback Energy's unit Viper Energy will acquire Sitio Royalties in an all-equity transaction valued at about $4.1 billion including debt, the companies said on Tuesday.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
Viper Energy, Inc., a Subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc., to Acquire Sitio Royalties Corp. in All-Equity Transaction; Increases Base Dividend
MIDLAND, Texas, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) (“Viper” or the “Company”), a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) (“Diamondback”), and Sitio Royalties Corp. (NYSE:STR) (“Sitio”) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Viper will acquire Sitio in an all-equity transaction valued at approximately $4.1 billion, including Sitio's net debt of approximately $1.1 billion as of March 31, 2025. 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, and 0.4855 units of Viper's operating subsidiary, Viper Energy Partners LLC, for each unit of Sitio's operating subsidiary (along with a corresponding amount of Class B common stock of pro forma Viper for each share of Sitio Class C common stock), representing an implied value to each Sitio stockholder of $19.41 per share based on the closing price of Viper common stock on June 2, 2025. The transaction was unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of each company and has been approved by the written consent of Diamondback as Viper's majority stockholder. Stockholders holding an aggregate of approximately 48% of Sitio's outstanding voting power, including Kimmeridge, its largest stockholder, have agreed to vote in favor of the transaction. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
Viper Energy: Recent Transactions Increase Its Oil Production By Over 60%
Viper closed on the dropdown transaction with Diamondback and expects 48,000 barrels per day in oil production going forward. This is over 60% higher than its Q4 2024 oil production. Viper's share count went up by a bit over 50% since late 2024 as it essentially paid for the deals with shares (directly and through an equity offering).
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