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ACCE opinionViper Energy Inc. Class A Common Stock (VNOM)
Fair value (2 models)
Not available
ACCE price target
$42.00
Rating
Not rated
Horizon
12 months
ACCE price target published on 26 Sept 2026, 00:00 CEST.
Price used: $46.94 at the close on 23 Oct 2026, 22:00 CEST.
Models: P/E comparison.
Fair value: the average of the applicable valuation models (discounted cash flow, multiples, residual income, dividend discount, shareholder yield), each run on the latest financial statements and the market price shown. Opinion columns (fair value, target, rating) are shown apart from the data. Full methodology: acceinvestments.com/data/how-we-value-stocks
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Data
ACCE score
69
out of 100
Analysts
100% buy
20 covering
P/E
2267.5x
forward 13.7x
1-year return
+23.5%
Dividend yield
5.36%
Viper Energy Inc. Class A Common Stock in four questions
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Overview
ACCE thesis
Viper Energy owns mineral and royalty interests in Permian Basin acreage, collecting a share of production revenue from operators such as Diamondback Energy without bearing drilling or operating costs, which explains the 100% gross margin and 67% operating margin. Its advantage is the scale and quality of that acreage position, which gives it a long runway of royalty income tied to drilling activity by one of the basin's most active operators. The near-term driver is volume growth from Diamondback's development program, and revenue growth of 115.2% signals that the cash flow base has expanded sharply. The stock trades at a 17.6x forward P/E against a trailing P/E of 2218, so the trailing figure reflects depressed earnings rather than a stretched valuation, and the current price looks reasonable only if forward estimates hold. The main thing to test is whether that forward earnings base is durable, given the commodity price exposure and a reported ROE of just 1.1%, which points to a balance sheet and capital structure that deserve a closer look.