Q3 EPS Estimates for MTDR Raised by Capital One Financial

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Capital One Financial lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Matador Resources in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the energy company will earn $2.20 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.16. The consensus estimate for Matador Resources' current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Matador Resources' Q4 2025 earnings at $2.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.90 EPS.

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

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on MTDR. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $70.00 price target on shares of Matador Resources in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and issued a $62.00 target price on shares of Matador Resources in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Raymond James reduced their target price on Matador Resources from $77.00 to $67.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 10th. Mizuho dropped their price target on Matador Resources from $74.00 to $73.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded Matador Resources from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $72.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Matador Resources has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $73.93.

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Matador Resources Stock Down 1.0 %

NYSE:MTDR traded down $0.54 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $52.43. 1,917,191 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,469,945. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The company has a market cap of $6.56 billion, a PE ratio of 7.34 and a beta of 3.17. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $55.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $54.88. Matador Resources has a one year low of $43.89 and a one year high of $71.08.

Matador Resources Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a dividend of $0.3125 per share. This is a boost from Matador Resources's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Matador Resources's dividend payout ratio is presently 17.51%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Robert T. Macalik purchased 1,200 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $47.98 per share, for a total transaction of $57,576.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 31,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,487,380. This represents a 4.03 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Van H. Singleton II acquired 2,000 shares of Matador Resources stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $53.21 per share, with a total value of $106,420.00. Following the purchase, the insider now owns 289,135 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,384,873.35. This represents a 0.70 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders acquired 21,350 shares of company stock valued at $1,100,769. Company insiders own 6.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Matador Resources

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MTDR. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Matador Resources by 12.0% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,008,421 shares of the energy company's stock worth $54,122,000 after purchasing an additional 107,827 shares during the period. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P grew its position in Matador Resources by 16.8% in the third quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 455,662 shares of the energy company's stock worth $22,519,000 after acquiring an additional 65,487 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in Matador Resources by 81.2% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 30,304 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $1,498,000 after acquiring an additional 13,583 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in Matador Resources by 16.9% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 139,254 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $8,088,000 after acquiring an additional 20,172 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Matador Resources during the third quarter worth about $10,526,000. 91.98% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.