Viper Energy Inc (VNOM) Stock AnalysisVNOMStock AnalysisViper Energy Inc

Viper Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc. owns, acquires and exploits oil and natural gas properties in North America, with a focus on owning and acquiring mineral and royalty interests in oil-weighted basins, primarily the Permian Basin. The Company’s assets consist of mineral and royalty interests, primarily in the Permian Basin. Its mineral interests are subsurface real property interests. The Permian Basin, which consists of approximately 75,000 square miles, is centered around Midland, Texas. It also owns an interest in Riverbend Oil & Gas IX, L.L.C., an entity owning certain mineral and royalty interests, from Riverbend Oil & Gas IX (AIV), L.L.C. and ROG IX, L.L.C. (collectively, Riverbend). It operates in the Energy sector (CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS industry).

Viper Energy Inc is a good buy right now, primarily driven by its strong recent performance, including a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share and a forward P/E ratio of 20.92, indicating reasonable valuation relative to growth expectations. Additionally, the company reported a significant increase in total revenue, reaching $677 million in Q2 2026, and a gross margin of 64.84%, which reflects solid profitability. The main risk is the recent decline in stock price, with a 5-day change of -2.41%, suggesting short-term volatility.

12 analysts cover VNOM: 11 rate it Buy, 1 Hold and 0 Sell. The average price target is 50.80.