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VNOM Stock Chart & Stats
$45.40
-$1.20(-2.40%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$45.40
-$1.20(-2.40%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$35.10 - $51.13
Previous CloseN/A
Volume242.46K
Average Volume (3M)1.90M
Market Cap
$15.81B
Enterprise Value$15.35K
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$28.00M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$1.60B
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta0.44
Next Earnings
Aug 03, 2026EPS Estimate
0.76Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield6.08%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.31
Shares Outstanding191,523,540
10 Day Avg. Volume1,651,923
30 Day Avg. Volume1,902,438
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.71
Price to Book (P/B)1.24
Price to Sales (P/S)4.09
P/FCF Ratio-4.02
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$58.18Price Target Upside28.15% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering12
EPS Forecast (FY)2.56
Revenue Forecast (FY)$2.30B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Asset-Light Royalty ModelViper’s minerals-and-royalty model creates durable, asset-light cash flows that avoid drilling and operating costs. This lowers operational risk, preserves capital flexibility, and makes cash generation scalable via acquisitions, supporting steady distributable cash over a multi‑quarter horizon.
High-Quality Permian & Operator ExposureConcentration in core Permian basins and exposure to top-tier operators preserves production durability and development intensity. The Riverbend tuck-in (adds ~2,000 bbl/d and >3,000 net acres) further strengthens core acreage overlap and long‑term royalty runway and optionality.
Improving Leverage & Operating Cash FlowDebt reduction and roughly $1.18B of operating cash flow give the company structural capacity to fund dividends, opportunistic tuck-ins, and buybacks without immediate reliance on dilutive capital. Improved leverage increases financial flexibility over the coming quarters.
Bears Say
Negative Net Income & Deep Negative FCFPersistent negative net income and very large negative free cash flow reflect heavy cash uses (acquisitions, taxes, other outflows) that outpace operating inflows. Over months, this pressures internal funding for growth or returns and raises refinancing or capital‑structure risk if continued.
Reliance On Third-Party Operations & Commodity CyclesAs a non-operator royalty owner, cash flows hinge on third-party drilling/completions cadence and commodity price realization. That structural dependence makes revenue and distributable cash volatile across multi‑month cycles and harder to predict reliably for planning and returns.
Deal Execution Risk & Potential Share OverhangWidened bid-ask dynamics and market volatility can delay accretive tuck-ins or force higher prices, slowing inorganic growth. Combined with prior secondary seller activity, execution risk and potential share overhang can impair long‑term strategic consolidation and create capital‑access challenges.
Viper Energy News
VNOM FAQ
What was Viper Energy Partners’s price range in the past 12 months?
Viper Energy Partners lowest stock price was $35.10 and its highest was $51.13 in the past 12 months.
What is Viper Energy Partners’s market cap?
Viper Energy Partners’s market cap is $15.81B.
When is Viper Energy Partners’s upcoming earnings report date?
Viper Energy Partners’s upcoming earnings report date is Aug 03, 2026 which is in 14 days.
How were Viper Energy Partners’s earnings last quarter?
Viper Energy Partners released its earnings results on May 04, 2026. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.12.
Is Viper Energy Partners overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Viper Energy Partners’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Viper Energy Partners pay dividends?
Viper Energy Partners pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.68 which represents an annual dividend yield of 6.08%. See more information on Viper Energy Partners dividends here
What is Viper Energy Partners’s EPS estimate?
Viper Energy Partners’s EPS estimate is 0.76.
How many shares outstanding does Viper Energy Partners have?
Viper Energy Partners has 191,523,540 shares outstanding.
What happened to Viper Energy Partners’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Viper Energy Partners reported an EPS of $0.55 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $0.43. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 2.104%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Viper Energy Partners?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in VNOM
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Viper Energy Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy
Average Price Target:
$58.18 (28.15% Upside)
$58.18 (28.15% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
VNOM Sentiment 70%
Sector Average 65%
Sector Average 65%
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 4.1M Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Crowd Wisdom
Negative
Last 7 Days ▼ 0.1%
Last 30 Days ▼ 1.8%
Last 30 Days ▼ 1.8%
News Sentiment
Neutral
Bullish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
23.21%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
-1.05%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
93.14%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Viper Energy Partners
Viper Energy Partners LP is an entity dedicated to the ownership, acquisition, and development of oil and natural gas assets across North America. By the end of 2021, the company had established mineral interests encompassing 27,027 net royalty acres, primarily located within the prolific Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale formations. At that time, its proven hydrocarbon reserves were estimated to be 127,888 thousand barrels of crude oil equivalent. Viper Energy Partners GP LLC acts as the general partner responsible for managing the company's operations. Founded in 2013, Viper Energy Partners LP maintains its headquarters in Midland, Texas, and operates as a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc.
VNOM Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$58.18
▲(28.15% Upside)
Technical Analysis
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Ownership Overview
0.45% Insiders
39.92% Mutual Funds
0.20% Other Institutional Investors
37.47% Public Companies and Individual Investors







