Roth Capital Equities Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR)

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Matador Resources in a report released on Wednesday, April 24th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings of $2.27 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.22. The consensus estimate for Matador Resources’ current full-year earnings is $7.30 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Matador Resources’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.26 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.66 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $9.27 EPS.

MTDR has been the topic of several other research reports. KeyCorp raised their target price on Matador Resources from $71.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, April 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 target price on shares of Matador Resources in a report on Tuesday, March 5th. Raymond James cut their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $76.00 to $70.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 8th. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and issued a $66.00 price objective on shares of Matador Resources in a research note on Monday, March 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Matador Resources from $76.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $74.30.

Matador Resources Stock Up 0.0 %

Matador Resources stock opened at $65.60 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $65.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $60.20. The stock has a market cap of $7.84 billion, a PE ratio of 8.99 and a beta of 3.32. Matador Resources has a 1-year low of $42.04 and a 1-year high of $71.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.98.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 23rd. The energy company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.39 by $0.32. The business had revenue of $787.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $740.99 million. Matador Resources had a return on equity of 20.62% and a net margin of 28.89%. The company’s revenue was up 40.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.50 earnings per share.

Matador Resources Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 17th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 16th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.22%. Matador Resources’s payout ratio is currently 10.96%.

Institutional Trading of Matador Resources

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MTDR. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Matador Resources by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,020,992 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $626,654,000 after purchasing an additional 83,067 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Matador Resources by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,028,782 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $229,083,000 after buying an additional 87,299 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Matador Resources by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,430,593 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $195,064,000 after buying an additional 202,303 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Matador Resources by 31.7% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,206,041 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $125,435,000 after buying an additional 531,504 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clearbridge Investments LLC grew its holdings in Matador Resources by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 1,820,404 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $103,508,000 after acquiring an additional 6,980 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.98% of the company’s stock.

Matador Resources Company Profile

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.