Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for MTDR Q2 Earnings

Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR) – Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for Matador Resources in a report released on Thursday, April 9th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of $2.34 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.71. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Matador Resources’ current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Matador Resources’ Q3 2026 earnings at $2.20 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.21 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.18 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.28 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.43 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $7.67 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $6.35 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Roth Mkm restated a “neutral” rating and set a $65.00 target price (up from $52.00) on shares of Matador Resources in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Matador Resources from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Matador Resources in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Citigroup boosted their target price on Matador Resources from $62.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their target price on Matador Resources from $61.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Matador Resources has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $61.92.

Matador Resources Trading Down 4.9%

MTDR stock opened at $57.35 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $7.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.40 and a beta of 0.91. Matador Resources has a twelve month low of $37.14 and a twelve month high of $66.84. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The business has a fifty day moving average of $55.40 and a 200-day moving average of $46.92.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 24th. The energy company reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.16. Matador Resources had a return on equity of 12.36% and a net margin of 20.54%.The firm had revenue of $847.99 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $811.13 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.83 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Matador Resources

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Matador Resources by 184.9% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 30,836 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $1,309,000 after purchasing an additional 20,011 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. lifted its position in shares of Matador Resources by 64.3% in the third quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 1,100,805 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $49,459,000 after purchasing an additional 431,010 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in shares of Matador Resources by 3.8% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,032,602 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $46,395,000 after purchasing an additional 37,889 shares in the last quarter. Neo Ivy Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Matador Resources in the third quarter worth $871,000. Finally, Aquatic Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Matador Resources by 264.8% in the third quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC now owns 111,727 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $5,020,000 after purchasing an additional 81,102 shares in the last quarter. 91.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Matador Resources Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th were paid a $0.375 dividend. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 27th. Matador Resources’s dividend payout ratio is presently 24.59%.

Matador Resources Company Profile

Matador Resources Company is an independent energy firm primarily engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and natural gas. The company focuses on upstream operations, utilizing horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques to unlock hydrocarbons from key reservoirs. Its asset base includes both operated and non‐operated positions, with a particular emphasis on the Permian Basin, one of the most prolific oil-producing regions in North America.

Matador’s core operations are concentrated in the Delaware Basin segment of the Permian Basin, where it holds substantial acreage in both Reeves and Culberson counties in West Texas and Eddy and Lea counties in New Mexico.