Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for MTDR Q1 Earnings

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Capital One Financial boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Matador Resources in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of $1.98 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.62. The consensus estimate for Matador Resources' current full-year earnings is $7.49 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Matador Resources' Q2 2025 earnings at $2.06 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.13 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.20 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.45 EPS.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The energy company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.78 by $0.11. Matador Resources had a net margin of 27.45% and a return on equity of 20.01%. The firm had revenue of $770.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $836.69 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Matador Resources from $75.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, October 4th. Mizuho reduced their price target on Matador Resources from $74.00 to $73.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Stephens raised their target price on shares of Matador Resources from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $86.00 to $75.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 30th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $74.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $74.79.

Matador Resources Stock Up 2.2 %

Matador Resources stock opened at $61.40 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.13 and a beta of 3.24. The stock's fifty day moving average is $57.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $55.99. Matador Resources has a fifty-two week low of $47.15 and a fifty-two week high of $71.08.

Matador Resources Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. This is an increase from Matador Resources's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.63%. Matador Resources's dividend payout ratio is 13.25%.

Insider Activity

In other Matador Resources news, EVP William Thomas Elsener purchased 800 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $56.60 per share, with a total value of $45,280.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president now owns 102,964 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,827,762.40. This represents a 0.78 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Glenn W. Stetson purchased 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 30th. The shares were bought at an average price of $51.33 per share, for a total transaction of $51,330.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 85,935 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,411,043.55. This trade represents a 1.18 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders acquired 4,285 shares of company stock worth $232,849 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 6.10% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Matador Resources

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Boston Trust Walden Corp acquired a new position in Matador Resources during the 3rd quarter valued at about $51,788,000. Yaupon Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of Matador Resources by 565.4% during the third quarter. Yaupon Capital Management LP now owns 744,037 shares of the energy company's stock worth $36,770,000 after buying an additional 632,218 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Matador Resources by 8.1% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,734,819 shares of the energy company's stock worth $282,196,000 after buying an additional 356,506 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its stake in Matador Resources by 162.9% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 478,795 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $23,662,000 after acquiring an additional 296,663 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clearbridge Investments LLC raised its stake in Matador Resources by 10.5% during the 2nd quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 2,250,036 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $134,102,000 after acquiring an additional 214,334 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.98% of the company's stock.

Matador Resources Company Profile

Matador Resources Company, an independent energy company, engages in the exploration, development, production, and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the United States. It operates through two segments, Exploration and Production; and Midstream. The company primarily holds interests in the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas.