Matador Resources (MTDR) Competitors $47.83 -2.05 (-4.11%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$47.82 -0.01 (-0.02%) As of 08/1/2025 07:15 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MTDR vs. APA, CHRD, FANG, LBRT, MGY, MUR, NOG, OVV, PR, and SMShould you be buying Matador Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Matador Resources include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Murphy Oil (MUR), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), and SM Energy (SM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Matador Resources vs. Its Competitors APA Chord Energy Diamondback Energy Liberty Energy Magnolia Oil & Gas Murphy Oil Northern Oil and Gas Ovintiv Permian Resources SM Energy Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Which has better valuation & earnings, MTDR or APA? Matador Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than APA. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Matador Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMatador Resources$3.50B1.70$885.32M$6.837.00APA$9.74B0.69$804M$2.786.64 Is MTDR or APA more profitable? Matador Resources has a net margin of 22.57% compared to APA's net margin of 9.75%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Matador Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Matador Resources22.57% 16.53% 8.27% APA 9.75%23.22%7.63% Do analysts recommend MTDR or APA? Matador Resources currently has a consensus target price of $68.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.17%. APA has a consensus target price of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.30%. Given Matador Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Matador Resources is more favorable than APA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Matador Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93APA 3 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MTDR or APA? 92.0% of Matador Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Matador Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of APA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer MTDR or APA? In the previous week, Matador Resources had 15 more articles in the media than APA. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Matador Resources and 9 mentions for APA. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Matador Resources' score of 0.42 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Matador Resources 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral APA 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is MTDR or APA a better dividend stock? Matador Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Matador Resources pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Matador Resources has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Which has more volatility and risk, MTDR or APA? Matador Resources has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMatador Resources beats APA on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Matador Resources News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MTDR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MTDR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MTDR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMatador ResourcesOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.21B$7.82B$7.84B$20.69BDividend Yield2.51%5.21%10.93%3.67%P/E Ratio7.008.3276.4829.07Price / Sales1.709.8327,108.8166.55Price / Cash3.2414.3335.9522.84Price / Book1.041.663.844.43Net Income$885.32M$568.61M$4.27B$994.22M7 Day Performance-5.81%-3.40%68.75%-3.35%1 Month Performance-5.55%-4.79%76.43%-2.06%1 Year Performance-12.34%0.80%98.95%10.15% Matador Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTDRMatador Resources4.1852 of 5 stars$47.83-4.1%$68.00+42.2%-19.1%$6.21B$3.50B7.00290Analyst ForecastAPAAPA3.4165 of 5 stars$19.57+2.5%$23.50+20.1%-40.6%$7.08B$10.42B7.042,305Upcoming EarningsCHRDChord Energy4.6034 of 5 stars$113.02+4.0%$151.54+34.1%-36.5%$6.53B$5.25B7.56530Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFANGDiamondback Energy4.8028 of 5 stars$150.52+4.1%$191.59+27.3%-26.3%$43.98B$11.07B9.211,983Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsLBRTLiberty Energy4.7658 of 5 stars$13.06-0.6%$15.35+17.5%-49.1%$2.12B$4.32B10.055,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.8023 of 5 stars$24.47+3.1%$26.67+9.0%-8.3%$4.71B$1.35B12.17210News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementMURMurphy Oil4.8794 of 5 stars$27.12+3.8%$29.46+8.6%-40.5%$3.87B$3.03B10.43690News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNOGNorthern Oil and Gas4.0085 of 5 stars$29.74+4.4%$38.78+30.4%-39.6%$2.94B$2.23B4.6330News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap UpOVVOvintiv4.8478 of 5 stars$42.88+3.5%$53.94+25.8%-11.4%$11.14B$9.15B18.971,623PRPermian Resources4.5531 of 5 stars$14.34+4.1%$18.47+28.8%-8.0%$11.52B$5.00B8.85220Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSMSM Energy4.8325 of 5 stars$28.72+4.2%$42.33+47.4%-39.6%$3.29B$2.95B4.02540Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Competitors CHRD Competitors FANG Competitors LBRT Competitors MGY Competitors MUR Competitors NOG Competitors OVV Competitors PR Competitors SM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MTDR) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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