Roth Capital Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for MTDR

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Matador Resources in a report issued on Monday, April 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings per share of $1.87 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.13. The consensus estimate for Matador Resources’ current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Matador Resources’ Q3 2026 earnings at $2.17 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.31 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Matador Resources from $90.00 to $87.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Matador Resources from $65.00 to $61.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 10th. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $74.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Wolfe Research upgraded Matador Resources from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $72.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Stephens reduced their price objective on Matador Resources from $90.00 to $86.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Matador Resources presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $73.36.

Matador Resources Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE:MTDR opened at $38.96 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $4.88 billion, a PE ratio of 5.46 and a beta of 2.74. The business has a 50 day moving average of $49.25 and a 200-day moving average of $54.01. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. Matador Resources has a 12-month low of $35.19 and a 12-month high of $67.72.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) last released its quarterly earnings data 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). Matador Resources had a net margin of 25.26% and a return on equity of 18.52%. The business had revenue of $970.37 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $967.10 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in Matador Resources by 81.2% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 30,304 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,498,000 after buying an additional 13,583 shares during the period. Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of Matador Resources by 16.1% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 190,035 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $9,391,000 after buying an additional 26,289 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp lifted its holdings in Matador Resources by 46.3% in the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 10,426 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $515,000 after buying an additional 3,299 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Matador Resources by 1.9% during the 3rd 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, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Matador Resources by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,081 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $252,000 after acquiring an additional 310 shares during the period. 91.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Matador Resources

In related news, insider Van H. Singleton II purchased 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were purchased at an average price of $53.21 per share, with a total value of $106,420.00. Following the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 289,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,384,873.35. This represents a 0.70 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Joseph Wm Foran bought 6,000 shares of Matador Resources stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $53.94 per share, for a total transaction of $323,640.00. Following the purchase, 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. In the last three months, insiders have purchased 21,350 shares of company stock worth $1,100,769. 6.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Matador Resources Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $1.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.21%. Matador Resources’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.51%.

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.