# Viper Energy (VNOM) — Analyst Forecast

VNOM · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/vnom/forecast

## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buy | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |

## Price target

| Low | Average | High | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $47.00 | $53.88 | $58.00 | 8 |

Last price $43.73 (as of Oct 16, 2026).

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Overweight | $47.00 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Scotiabank | Initiated Coverage | Sector Outperform | $54.00 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Buy | $53.00 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | RBC Capital | Maintained | Outperform | $57.00 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Citigroup | Maintained | Buy | $52.00 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Seaport Global | Initiated Coverage | Buy | $54.00 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | $58.00 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Mizuho | Maintained | Outperform | $56.00 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Buy | $52.00 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Overweight | $46.00 |
| May 29, 2026 | RBC Capital | Initiated Coverage | Outperform | $58.00 |
| May 27, 2026 | Mizuho | Maintained | Outperform | $58.00 |
| May 26, 2026 | Raymond James | Maintained | Outperform | $61.00 |
| May 26, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | $60.00 |
| May 15, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Overweight | $61.00 |
| May 5, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | $58.00 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Keybanc | Maintained | Overweight | $65.00 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Citigroup | Maintained | Buy | $57.00 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Overweight | $49.00 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Truist Securities | Initiated Coverage | Buy | $54.00 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the price target for VNOM stock?

The average 12-month analyst price target for Viper Energy (VNOM) is $53.88, with a high estimate of $58.00 and a low of $47.00, across 8 analysts.

### Is VNOM a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering Viper Energy currently average a Buy rating: 21 buy, 0 hold and 0 sell, from 21 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What upside do analysts see for VNOM?

The average price target of $53.88 implies 23.20% upside from the last price of $43.73.

### What is the latest analyst rating on VNOM?

On Oct 15, 2026, Morgan Stanley maintained Viper Energy at Overweight with a price target of $47.00.

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