The stock price of Viper Energy Inc (NASDAQ: VNOM) has plunged by -1.28 when compared to previous closing price of 46.84, but the company has seen a -4.28% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-01-30 that MIDLAND, Texas, Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNOM) (“Viper”) announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 24,640,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $44.50 per share (the “Primary Offering”). Viper’s offering of 24,640,000 shares of Class A common stock represents a 2,640,000 share upsize to the originally proposed 22,000,000 share offering. The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,696,000 shares of Class A common stock from Viper at the public offering price (less the underwriting discount).
Is It Worth Investing in Viper Energy Inc (NASDAQ: VNOM) Right Now?
Viper Energy Inc (NASDAQ: VNOM) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 19.79x compared to its average ratio. VNOM has 36-month beta value of 1.71. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VNOM is 101.91M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.17% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VNOM on January 31, 2025 was 856.02K shares.
VNOM’s Market Performance
The stock of Viper Energy Inc (VNOM) has seen a -4.28% decrease in the past week, with a -3.77% drop in the past month, and a -9.43% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.14%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.93% for VNOM. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -6.33% for VNOM stock, with a simple moving average of 2.95% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VNOM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VNOM stocks, with KeyBanc Capital Markets repeating the rating for VNOM by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for VNOM in the upcoming period, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets is $62 based on the research report published on December 13, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VNOM reach a price target of $70. The rating they have provided for VNOM stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 02nd, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to VNOM, setting the target price at $64 in the report published on November 26th of the previous year.
VNOM Trading at -8.64% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VNOM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.53% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.93%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.14%, as shares sank -4.88% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.97% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VNOM fell by -4.28%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +14.46% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $49.36. In addition, Viper Energy Inc saw -5.77% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VNOM starting from Diamondback Energy, Inc., who sale 13,225,000 shares at the price of $34.12 back on Mar 08 ’24. After this action, Diamondback Energy, Inc. now owns 0 shares of Viper Energy Inc, valued at $451,303,125 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VNOM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.68 for the present operating margin
- 0.7 for the gross margin
The net margin for Viper Energy Inc stands at 0.25. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 19.47, with 5.60 for asset returns.
Based on Viper Energy Inc (VNOM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.37 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.74. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.59. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.87.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 742.32 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.85. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 11.24. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.75for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.2. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 7.24.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Viper Energy Inc (VNOM) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
