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Viper EnergyC

Nasdaq / Energy

At close

2026-07-21

Current thesis

The post-earnings read is modestly constructive: production outperformed internal expectations, debt fell by about $600 million from year-end, and management paired that with continued buybacks/dividends plus a new bolt-on Permian royalty acquisition.

Posture

Mixed

Lead driver

Sentiment

What changed

Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -7.0.

What can break

Commodity-price sensitivity remains high, with realized pricing and cash returns exposed to oil, gas, and NGL volatility.

Momentum

Value

Sentiment

Setup hits (3d)

0 · Net Neutral

AI TargetsBase $51.00 · Bull $57.00 · Bear $43.00

Data freshness

Prices

As of 2026-07-21

Fundamentals

As of 2026-07-20 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-07-21 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

As of 2026-05-04 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Investment thesis

As of 2026-07-21

Supporting evidence

What

Grade C · Mixed

Confidence Medium · Net Neutral

Target $56.42

Why

Momentum41 · Δ7d +19.0

Value47 · Δ7d -0.3

Sentiment61 · Δ7d -7.0

So what

Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.

Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot

Momentum

26% active weight

Current posture

7d trendImproving

Δ7d

+19.0

Δ21d

-0.2

Value

39% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

-0.3

Δ21d

-0.3

Sentiment

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendSoftening

Δ7d

-7.0

Δ21d

-9.5

Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 40.7 / Value 47.2 / Sentiment 60.9

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-07-20

Market Cap

$15.81B

Beta

0.50

Shares Out

191.52M

P/E (TTM)

15.3

P/S (TTM)

11.18

P/FCF (TTM)

66.57

Rev YoY

+102.4%

EPS YoY

-13.7%

Gross Margin

+46.3%

Op Margin

+19.0%

Net Debt

$2.17B

Current Ratio

6.17

As of 2026-07-21 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology