Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for MTDR Earnings

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Matador Resources in a research note issued on Thursday, February 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings of $1.82 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.65. The consensus estimate for Matador Resources’ current full-year earnings is $7.38 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Matador Resources’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.70 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.79 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.71 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.16 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on MTDR. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $74.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Mizuho decreased their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $74.00 to $73.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 16th. 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 research note on Friday, January 3rd. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $62.00 price target on shares of Matador Resources in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Stephens lifted their target price on shares of Matador Resources from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Matador Resources currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $75.14.

Matador Resources Trading Up 4.5 %

MTDR stock opened at $59.25 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.39 billion, a PE ratio of 7.85 and a beta of 3.22. Matador Resources has a one year low of $47.15 and a one year high of $71.08. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $58.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $55.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.88.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Joseph Wm Foran acquired 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 6th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $55.18 per share, for a total transaction of $110,360.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 42,251 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,331,410.18. This trade represents a 4.97 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP William Thomas Elsener bought 800 shares of Matador Resources stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $56.60 per share, for a total transaction of $45,280.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 102,964 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,827,762.40. This trade represents a 0.78 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders purchased 2,980 shares of company stock worth $165,988. 6.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Matador Resources

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in shares of Matador Resources by 12.0% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,008,421 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $54,122,000 after buying an additional 107,827 shares during the period. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P grew its position in shares of Matador Resources by 16.8% in the 3rd quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 455,662 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $22,519,000 after buying an additional 65,487 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Matador Resources by 81.2% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 30,304 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $1,498,000 after buying an additional 13,583 shares during the period. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Matador Resources in the 3rd quarter worth about $10,526,000. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd grew its position in Matador Resources by 194.0% during the 3rd quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd now owns 16,534 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $817,000 after purchasing an additional 10,910 shares during the last quarter. 91.98% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.