Recent Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Viper Energy (VNOM)

by · The Markets Daily

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Viper Energy (NASDAQ: VNOM):

  • 10/19/2026 – Viper Energy was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
  • 10/15/2026 – Viper Energy had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
  • 10/15/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $46.00 to $47.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 10/14/2026 – Viper Energy is now covered by Scotiabank. They set a “sector outperform” rating and a $54.00 price target on the stock.
  • 10/14/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by Truist Financial from $52.00 to $53.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 10/13/2026 – Viper Energy was given a new $57.00 price target by Mizuho.
  • 10/11/2026 – Viper Energy was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
  • 10/9/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target lowered by Citigroup from $57.00 to $52.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 10/9/2026 – Viper Energy had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $55.00 to $57.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
  • 10/5/2026 – Viper Energy was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
  • 10/3/2026 – Viper Energy was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
  • 9/3/2026 – Viper Energy is now covered by Seaport Research Partners. They set a “buy” rating and a $45.00 price target on the stock.
  • 9/2/2026 – Viper Energy is now covered by Seaport Research Partners. They set a “buy” rating and a $54.00 price target on the stock.

Viper Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a special dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 13th were given a $0.29 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 281.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 13th. Viper Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 1,169.23%.

Viper Energy, Inc (NASDAQ: VNOM) owns mineral and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties, primarily in the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico. The company’s interests are concentrated in the Midland and Delaware basins, two of the most active producing regions in the United States.

Viper generally does not operate wells or directly conduct drilling and completion activities. Instead, it leases its mineral interests to exploration and production companies and receives royalty, overriding royalty and other mineral-related payments from the sale of hydrocarbons produced on those properties.

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