Capital One Financial Has Weak Forecast for MTDR Q1 Earnings

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) – Analysts at Capital One Financial reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Matador Resources in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of $1.80 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.02. The consensus estimate for Matador Resources’ current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Matador Resources’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.01 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $8.30 EPS.

MTDR has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wolfe Research raised shares of Matador Resources from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $72.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Stephens raised their target price on shares of Matador Resources from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $62.00 target price on shares of Matador Resources in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $70.00 price target on shares of Matador Resources in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Mizuho cut their price objective on Matador Resources from $74.00 to $73.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $74.20.

Matador Resources Price Performance

NYSE MTDR opened at $52.95 on Monday. Matador Resources has a one year low of $43.89 and a one year high of $71.08. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $55.21 and a 200 day moving average of $54.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.93. The company has a market capitalization of $6.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.42 and a beta of 3.17.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of Matador Resources by 12.0% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,008,421 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $54,122,000 after buying an additional 107,827 shares during the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P grew its stake in Matador Resources by 16.8% during the third quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 455,662 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $22,519,000 after acquiring an additional 65,487 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its holdings in Matador Resources by 81.2% in the 3rd 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 lifted its stake in Matador Resources by 16.9% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 139,254 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $8,088,000 after purchasing an additional 20,172 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Matador Resources during the 3rd quarter valued at about $10,526,000. 91.98% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Matador Resources

In other news, CAO Robert T. Macalik bought 1,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was bought at an average price of $47.98 per share, with a total value of $57,576.00. Following the acquisition, the chief accounting officer now owns 31,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,487,380. This represents a 4.03 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Van H. Singleton II purchased 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was acquired at an average price of $53.21 per share, with a total value of $106,420.00. Following the purchase, the insider now directly owns 289,135 shares in the company, 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 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 business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were given 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 2.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Matador Resources’s 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.