Viper Energy, Inc. (VNOM) Stock Analysis
Energy · Oil & Gas Midstream
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $45.50, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: Permian Basin of West Texas; Concentration risk — Geographic: Wolfberry resource play in the Midland Basin.
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... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $45.50, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: Permian Basin of West Texas; Concentration risk — Geographic: Wolfberry resource play in the Midland Basin. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 55d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-10Recent Developments — Viper Energy, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Is Viper Energy (VNOM) stock trading above fair range | Q4 2025: Profit Exceeds Views - Market Buzz Alerts - Newser — Newser positive
- NEWS Is Viper Energy (VNOM) stock trading above fair range | Q4 2025: Profit Exceeds Views - Debt Reduction - Newser — Newser positive
- NEWS Short Interest in Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) Decreases By 26.0% - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS Eagle Global Advisors LLC Takes Position in Viper Energy Inc. $VNOM - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Is Viper Energy Inc (VNOM) Overvalued After 3.2% Rally? GF Value - GuruFocus — GuruFocus neutral
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:47Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicPermian Basin of West Texas10-K Item 1A: 'The producing properties in which we have mineral and royalty interests are currently geographically primarily concentrated in the Permian Basin of West Texas'
- HIGHGeographicWolfberry resource play in the Midland Basin10-K Item 1A: 'most of our proved reserves are concentrated in the Wolfberry resource play in the Midland Basin'
- MEDIUMCustomersmall number of operators10-K Item 1A: 'We depend on a small number of operators for a substantial portion of the development and production on our mineral and royalty acreage'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-19Item 5.02LOWWill Krueger, VP–Legal, promoted to VP, General Counsel and Secretary of Viper Energy effective February 18, 2026. He continues as employee of Diamondback E&P LLC under the Services and Secondment Agreement. Matt Zmigrosky stepped down as EVP, General Counsel. Successor named.SEC filing →
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2 floor-breakers
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $45.50, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: Permian Basin of West Texas; Concentration risk — Geographic: Wolfberry resource play in the Midland Basin. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $52.35 (+15.1%), stop $43.34 (−5.0%), A.R:R 3.0:1. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $52.35 (+16.0% upside). Target $52.35 (+15.1%), stop $43.34 (−5.0%), A.R:R 3.0:1. Stop-loss: $43.34.
Concentration risk — Geographic: Permian Basin of West Texas; Concentration risk — Geographic: Wolfberry resource play in the Midland Basin; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.4).
Viper Energy, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 18.5). TrendMatrix value score: 5.6/10. Verdict: Hold.
25 analysts cover VNOM with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $58.
What does Viper Energy, Inc. do?Viper Energy, Inc. owns, acquires, and exploits oil and natural gas properties in North America. It focuses on owning...
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. operates as a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc.