Zacks Research Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for MTDR

Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Matador Resources in a report issued on Thursday, September 4th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of $1.44 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.47. The consensus estimate for Matador Resources’ current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Matador Resources’ FY2025 earnings at $6.31 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.95 EPS.

MTDR has been the subject of several other research reports. KeyCorp reduced their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $62.00 to $61.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $49.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $80.00 to $74.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 16th. Finally, TD Cowen raised shares of Matador Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Matador Resources has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $67.53.

Matador Resources Stock Performance

NYSE MTDR opened at $48.10 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $49.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $47.16. Matador Resources has a 12-month low of $35.19 and a 12-month high of $64.04. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The company has a market cap of $5.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.04 and a beta of 1.49.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The energy company reported $1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.24. Matador Resources had a net margin of 22.57% and a return on equity of 16.53%. The business had revenue of $895.31 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $892.86 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.05 EPS. Matador Resources’s revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Matador Resources Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th were paid a dividend of $0.3125 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $1.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. Matador Resources’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.30%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Joseph Wm Foran acquired 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $49.17 per share, for a total transaction of $245,850.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 6,606 shares in the company, valued at approximately $324,817.02. The trade was a 311.33% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 5.80% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Matador Resources

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Matador Resources during the 4th quarter worth $961,000. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its stake in shares of Matador Resources by 15.9% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 24,960 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $1,404,000 after purchasing an additional 3,420 shares during the period. Bayesian Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Matador Resources during the 4th quarter worth $374,000. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in shares of Matador Resources by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 46,298 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $2,605,000 after purchasing an additional 1,829 shares during the period. Finally, BOKF NA raised its stake in shares of Matador Resources by 58,158.1% during the 4th quarter. BOKF NA now owns 50,102 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $3,069,000 after purchasing an additional 50,016 shares during the period. 91.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.