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Viper Energy Ut (VNOM) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for VNOM, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 53/100 · S&P 500 fund at 50, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-10-14
  • Factor regime Momentum repair attempt below trendMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): below its 50-day trend, 89th percentile of the window, +0.6% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-10-14
  • Sector × region Energy in US: +6.7% week · +3.2% month · +19.3% quarter · +10.6% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLE.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-10-14
  • Sovereign pressure Index -0.13 · down 0.58 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-10-13
How it trades on rate days beta −0.90 to TLT · on the worst bond days it held up better than the market

How it trades on rate days

How VNOM has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year −0.90 — moves strongly against bonds for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), Viper Energy Ut moved −0.90% on average · correlation −0.30 · higher than 1% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months −0.85 about the same as over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days +1.50% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days +1.73% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Who it is priced against Oil & Gas Midstream · US · 7 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Oil & Gas Midstream · US

Names in the same industry from the Closelooknet universe; scored names rank on their Closelooknet score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against VNOM on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — Viper Energy Ut

VNOM in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Viper Energy owns and acquires mineral and royalty interests in oil and gas properties concentrated in the Permian Basin of West Texas. It does not drill or operate wells itself; it collects a share of production revenue from operators that do. The company is based in Midland, Texas, and operates as a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy.
Where it sits in the stack
Viper Energy carries no seat in our index and sits outside the AI build-out stack the diary tracks; it belongs to the Energy sector of our wider universe, grouped with other US energy names for scoring purposes.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet's peer group places it with scored Energy names from the United States, including Permian Resources, Cenovus Energy, BP and Petrobras, reflecting shared sector and country rather than shared business model. The market also compares it with Texas Pacific Land, another Permian-focused mineral and royalty owner.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
It holds no Rubin or Halo seat and has not been quoted in the diary's editions. It does carry a Closelooknet score, a composite drawn from several modules; quality is its strongest module and momentum its weakest, though the figures themselves move nightly.
What the diary watches
Whether royalty volumes from Permian operators hold up as those companies adjust drilling activity, since Viper's income depends entirely on production it does not control.

Viper Energy Ut (VNOM) trades on US exchanges, classified under Energy.

The Closelooknet company score reads 56/100 composite (momentum 51, quality 51, valuation 38) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

The Street on this name 3 analyst actions on the wire · latest: initiation by Scotiabank, 2026-10-14

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for VNOM from the Closelooknet wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Initiation Scotiabank — at Outperform Initiated to Outperform 2026-10-14
  • Price target Truist — target 53 from 52 Target raised to $53 from $52 (+19.5% to spot) 2026-10-14
  • Price target Mizuho — target 57 from 56 Target raised to $57 from $56 (+31.4% to spot) 2026-10-13

3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation, 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 5.55%, quarterly · buybacks 194 m USD in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What VNOM pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 2.45 USD per share · a 5.55% yield on the 2026-10-14 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-10-14
  • Change on the year +40.0% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.75 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.67 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-13
  • By calendar year 2025: 2.33 USD (partial) · 2026: 1.87 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-03-06
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 328 m USD 121% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2025 194 m USD 1.3% of today's market value
  • Share count +51.7% in FY2025
  • Capital returned 522 m USD in a year of negative free cash flow dividends and buybacks together

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-15

Quick answers

What is Viper Energy Ut (VNOM)?

Viper Energy Ut trades as VNOM on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Energy in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-10-15.

Is VNOM in a Closelooknet index?

Not currently — Viper Energy Ut is tracked in the Closelooknet research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelooknet functional index as of 2026-10-15.

What is Viper Energy Ut's Closelooknet composite score?

56 out of 100, with momentum 51, quality 51 and valuation 38 sub-scores, as of 2026-10-15. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does VNOM trade against its moving averages?

Recovery attempt under the 200-day: Trades +2.8% vs the 50-day and +2.7% vs the 200-day average, 11% below the 52-week high and +31.1% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 4 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-14 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How does Viper Energy Ut compare with its peers?

Against its peer group (Oil & Gas Midstream · US), Viper Energy Ut (VNOM) sits 11.0% below its 52-week high, 2.8% above its 50-day average; Frontline Ltd (FRO) is 5.8% below, Hess Midstream Partners LP (HESM) is 25.8% below, Plains GP Holdings LP (PAGP) is 5.5% below. Put any of them next to VNOM in the chart grid (2×1 or 2×2) and the page lays the companies side by side: performance, trend, valuation, margins and our money-flow reading.

How does Viper Energy Ut trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year Viper Energy Ut had a beta of −0.90 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it moves strongly against bonds, higher than 1% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved +1.50% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

What does Viper Energy Ut do?

Viper Energy owns and acquires mineral and royalty interests in oil and gas properties concentrated in the Permian Basin of West Texas. It does not drill or operate wells itself; it collects a share of production revenue from operators that do. The company is based in Midland, Texas, and operates as a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy. Closelooknet's peer group places it with scored Energy names from the United States, including Permian Resources, Cenovus Energy, BP and Petrobras, reflecting shared sector and country rather than shared business model. The market also compares it with Texas Pacific Land, another Permian-focused mineral and royalty owner.

Where does Viper Energy Ut sit in the AI build-out?

Viper Energy carries no seat in our index and sits outside the AI build-out stack the diary tracks; it belongs to the Energy sector of our wider universe, grouped with other US energy names for scoring purposes. It holds no Rubin or Halo seat and has not been quoted in the diary's editions. It does carry a Closelooknet score, a composite drawn from several modules; quality is its strongest module and momentum its weakest, though the figures themselves move nightly.

Does Viper Energy Ut pay a dividend?

Viper Energy Ut has paid 2.45 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 5.55% on the 2026-10-14 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.67 USD on 2026-08-13. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 328 m USD in dividends and bought back 194 m USD of its own shares. The share count rose 51.7% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Viper Energy Ut recently?

The most recent analyst action on Viper Energy Ut on the Closelooknet wire is a initiation by Scotiabank on 2026-10-14 (at Outperform). 3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation, 2 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelooknet readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for VNOM, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

then Oil & Gas Midstream, then Energy. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.