Source: Streetwise Reports 02/14/2019
A Raymond James report outlined the reasons for the solid 2019 growth outlook.
In a Feb. 6 research note, analyst John Freeman reported that Raymond James increased its target price on Viper Energy Partners LP (VNOM:NASDAQ) to $53 per share from $52 after accounting for newly released 2019 guidance and an updated number of undrilled locations.
Freeman highlighted that activity on Viper’s acreage has increased. Currently, 40 rigs are at work versus 24 in November 2018. Further, 619 active drilling permits were filed in the last six months.
The number of Viper’s undeveloped net revenue interest (NRI) locations also rose, and now is an estimated 140 in the Midland Basin and 180 in the Delaware Basin. That total of 320 compares to Raymond James’ estimated 270 NRI locations.
The robust activity is expected to continue, Freeman noted. Management of the limited partnership (LP) guided to production of 20,500–22,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (Mboe/d) in H1/19 and initiated full-year 2019 guidance at 20–23 Mboe/d.
There also remains potential for the dropdown of additional acreage to Viper from, for instance, Diamondback and Brigham Resources, Freeman pointed out. “We conservatively model ~$200 million of annual acquisitions through 2025, which comprises ~$9 per unit of our full company net asset value.” Absent any acquisitions, Viper “likely has over 15 years of drilling inventory on its acreage,” the analyst added.
In light of that acquisition potential, along with the LP’s “attractive and extensive asset base and extremely low financial and operating leverage,” Raymond James maintains its Strong Buy on Viper.
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