Viper Energy, Inc. (VNOM)Energy | Oil & Gas Midstream | Midland, United States | NasdaqGS
45.40 USD
-1.85
(-3.915%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 45.56 +0.16 (0.352%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:48 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:59 p.m. EDT
VNOM appears to be a stock with a strong dividend yield and a history of consistent payouts, making it attractive for income-focused investors. However, the stock's fundamentals are mixed, with negative profit margins and high debt-to-equity ratio, which could pose risks. Short-term traders may find opportunities in the current price range, given the recent volatility and the presence of both bullish and bearish options activity. Long-term investors should be cautious due to the company's financial structure and the uncertain outlook in the energy sector. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.099017 |
| MSTL | 0.113126 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.116757 |
| AutoETS | 0.116759 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 53% |
| H-stat | 3.04 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.534 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.62 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-04 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-04 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 21.094 |
| Revenue per Share | 9.296 |
| Market Cap | 17,031,244,800 |
| Forward P/E | 18.72 |
| Beta | 0.30 |
| Profit Margins | -5.13% |
| Previous Name | Viper Energy Partners LP |
| Website | https://www.viperenergy.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 2:59 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows a mixed sentiment. Calls are showing higher open interest and volume on the upside, indicating potential bullish speculation, especially around the 47.0 and 55.0 strike prices. Puts are also showing significant open interest and volume, particularly on the downside, suggesting some bearish sentiment. The ATM strikes are showing higher IV, which may indicate uncertainty or volatility expectations. Overall, the options data suggests a cautious approach with potential for both bullish and bearish movements.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.19% | 5.63% | 6.16% | 7.40% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | 0.520 | 1.191294 |
| 2025-11-13 | 0.580 | 1.580060 |
| 2025-08-14 | 0.530 | 1.417161 |
| 2025-05-15 | 0.570 | 1.444200 |
| 2025-03-06 | 0.650 | 1.654664 |
| 2024-11-14 | 0.610 | 1.273385 |
| 2024-08-15 | 0.640 | 1.456050 |
| 2024-05-14 | 0.590 | 1.751348 |
| 2024-03-04 | 0.560 | 1.681335 |
| 2023-11-15 | 0.570 | 2.163400 |
| 2023-08-09 | 0.360 | 1.427894 |
| 2023-05-10 | 0.330 | 1.443508 |
| 2023-03-02 | 0.490 | 1.927203 |
| 2022-11-16 | 0.490 | 1.803706 |
| 2022-08-15 | 0.810 | 3.316781 |
| 2022-05-11 | 0.670 | 3.025040 |
| 2022-03-03 | 0.470 | 2.052230 |
| 2021-11-09 | 0.380 | 2.174224 |
| 2021-08-11 | 0.330 | 2.351626 |
| 2021-05-12 | 0.250 | 1.852169 |
| 2021-03-03 | 0.140 | 1.231906 |
| 2020-11-10 | 0.100 | 1.486059 |
| 2020-08-12 | 0.030 | 0.371748 |
| 2020-05-13 | 0.100 | 1.677536 |
| 2020-02-20 | 0.450 | 2.805560 |
| 2019-11-07 | 0.460 | 2.756588 |
| 2019-08-13 | 0.470 | 2.353922 |
| 2019-05-10 | 0.380 | 1.769229 |
| 2019-02-15 | 0.510 | 2.197760 |
| 2018-11-08 | 0.580 | 2.669927 |
| 2018-08-10 | 0.600 | 2.531773 |
| 2018-04-19 | 0.480 | 2.664936 |
| 2018-02-15 | 0.460 | 3.199825 |
| 2017-11-06 | 0.337 | 2.706689 |
| 2017-08-15 | 0.332 | 3.285620 |
| 2017-05-16 | 0.302 | 2.878531 |
| 2017-02-15 | 0.258 | 2.508913 |
| 2016-11-08 | 0.207 | 2.621335 |
| 2016-08-11 | 0.189 | 2.066778 |
| 2016-05-12 | 0.149 | 1.528777 |
| 2016-02-17 | 0.228 | 2.778600 |
| 2015-11-10 | 0.200 | 2.329987 |
| 2015-08-12 | 0.220 | 2.925896 |
| 2015-05-13 | 0.190 | 1.879774 |
| 2015-02-18 | 0.250 | 2.702920 |
| 2014-11-19 | 0.250 | 2.584069 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.19438827 |
| Address1 | 500 West Texas Ave |
| Address2 | Suite 100 |
| All Time High | 56.76 |
| All Time Low | 4.98 |
| Ask | 45.45 |
| Ask Size | 6 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,701,510 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,314,357 |
| Average Volume | 3,314,357 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,701,510 |
| Beta | 0.297 |
| Bid | 41.77 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 26.02 |
| City | Midland |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 45.4 |
| Current Ratio | 3.721 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 45.78 |
| Day Low | 44.05 |
| Debt To Equity | 21.094 |
| Dividend Date | 1,773,273,600 |
| Dividend Rate | 2.2 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.85 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,993,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,993,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,924,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,924,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,924,800 |
| Ebitda | 1,279,000,064 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.96528 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 12.597 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 12.159 |
| Enterprise Value | 16,111,237,120 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.45124 |
| Eps Forward | 2.42561 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.48 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,772,668,800 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 45.3816 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.0184021 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.00040549695 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 19.438828 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 49.08 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.6800003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.074979626 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 35.1 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 10.300003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2934474 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 35.1 - 49.08 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,403,098,200,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 5.67 |
| Float Shares | 176,300,912 |
| Forward Eps | 2.42561 |
| Forward P E | 18.716942 |
| Free Cashflow | -1,588,375,040 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 1.0 |
| Gross Profits | 1,324,999,936 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00212 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.90955 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 375,137,546 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Midstream |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas Midstream |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-midstream |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,772,668,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.52 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Viper Energy, Inc. owns, acquires, and exploits oil and natural gas properties in North America. It focuses on owning and acquiring mineral and royalty interests in the Permian Basin. Viper Energy, Inc. was formerly known as Viper Energy Partners LP and changed its name to Viper Energy, Inc. in November 2023. Viper Energy, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in Midland, Texas. Viper Energy, Inc. is a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc. |
| Long Name | Viper Energy, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 17,031,244,800 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_249853894 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-04-16 |
| Net Income To Common | -69,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 8,821,762,893 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 18 |
| Open | 45.0 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,053,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.43066 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.97120005 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.64 |
| Phone | 432 221 7400 |
| Post Market Change | 0.15999985 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.35242257 |
| Post Market Price | 45.56 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,469,714 |
| Prev Name | Viper Energy Partners LP |
| Previous Close | 47.25 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 18.521238 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.7448117 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 12.85377 |
| Profit Margins | -0.05132 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.27 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.26316 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.85 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.91534 |
| Regular Market Day High | 45.78 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 44.05 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 44.05 - 45.78 |
| Regular Market Open | 45.0 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 47.25 |
| Regular Market Price | 45.4 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,145,123 |
| Return On Assets | 0.04735 |
| Return On Equity | -0.028870001 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.894 |
| Revenue Per Share | 9.296 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 194,311,958 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0547 |
| Shares Short | 10,627,731 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 16,215,759 |
| Short Name | Viper Energy, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0548 |
| Short Ratio | 2.3 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | VNOM |
| Target High Price | 68.0 |
| Target Low Price | 49.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 56.22222 |
| Target Median Price | 54.5 |
| Total Cash | 13,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.074 |
| Total Debt | 2,185,999,872 |
| Total Revenue | 1,324,999,936 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 2.2 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.046560846 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.48 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 39.9108 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 5.4892006 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.13753672 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,145,123 |
| Website | https://www.viperenergy.com |
| Zip | 79,701 |