Q1 EPS Estimates for MTDR Decreased by Capital One Financial

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR - Free Report) - Research analysts at Capital One Financial lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Matador Resources in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 20th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now expects that the energy company will earn $1.80 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.02. The consensus estimate for Matador Resources' current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Matador Resources' Q2 2025 earnings at $2.01 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $8.30 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Matador Resources from $76.00 to $65.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Wolfe Research upgraded Matador Resources from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $72.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Matador Resources from $84.00 to $68.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Finally, Raymond James decreased their target price on Matador Resources from $77.00 to $67.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $73.79.

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Matador Resources Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of NYSE:MTDR traded down $0.71 on Monday, hitting $51.53. 1,188,825 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,459,217. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $54.78 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $54.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.22 and a beta of 3.17. Matador Resources has a 12 month low of $43.89 and a 12 month high of $71.08.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The energy company reported $1.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.88 by ($0.05). The business had revenue of $970.37 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $967.10 million. Matador Resources had a return on equity of 18.52% and a net margin of 25.26%.

Matador Resources Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a dividend of $0.3125 per share. This is an increase from Matador Resources's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Matador Resources's payout ratio is presently 17.51%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Paul W. Harvey acquired 600 shares of Matador Resources stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $55.20 per share, for a total transaction of $33,120.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 27,917 shares in the company, valued at $1,541,018.40. This trade represents a 2.20 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Joseph Wm Foran bought 6,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The stock was purchased at an average price of $53.94 per share, for a total transaction of $323,640.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 39,379 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,124,103.26. The trade was a 17.98 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have purchased 21,350 shares of company stock valued at $1,100,769 over the last ninety days. 6.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Matador Resources by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,555,553 shares of the energy company's stock worth $706,375,000 after purchasing an additional 187,633 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Matador Resources by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,444,723 shares of the energy company's stock worth $306,313,000 after buying an additional 30,184 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in Matador Resources by 25.9% during the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 2,698,606 shares of the energy company's stock worth $151,824,000 after acquiring an additional 555,245 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Matador Resources by 1.9% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,008,730 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $99,297,000 after acquiring an additional 36,921 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in Matador Resources by 18.4% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 1,669,957 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $93,952,000 after acquiring an additional 258,958 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.98% of the company's stock.

About Matador Resources

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.