Capital One Financial Forecasts MTDR FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Capital One Financial revised its FY2025 earnings per share estimate for Matador Resources down to $5.87, from a previous estimate of $6.10, contrasting with the consensus estimate of $8.53.
• Matador Resources recently reported Q2 earnings of $1.53 per share, exceeding analysts' expectations by $0.24, along with an 8.2% increase in revenue year-over-year to $895.31 million.
• Institutional investors hold a significant portion of Matador Resources, with 91.98% ownership, and the company’s stock has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR - Free Report) - Capital One Financial cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for Matador Resources in a research report issued on Thursday, October 9th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now anticipates that the energy company will earn $5.87 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $6.10. 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 2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.64 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.35 EPS.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The energy company reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.24. Matador Resources had a net margin of 22.57% and a return on equity of 16.53%. The firm had revenue of $895.31 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $892.86 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.05 EPS. The company's revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Matador Resources from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. TD Cowen upgraded Matador Resources to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Matador Resources in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. William Blair began coverage on shares of Matador Resources in a research report on Monday, August 25th. They set an "outperform" rating for the company. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised their price objective on shares of Matador Resources from $60.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $66.36.

Matador Resources Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MTDR opened at $42.17 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $47.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.39. Matador Resources has a 1-year low of $35.19 and a 1-year high of $64.04. The firm has a market cap of $5.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.17 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Matador Resources

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. MCF Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Matador Resources in the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Matador Resources by 225.2% during the 2nd quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC now owns 517 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 358 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Matador Resources by 298.5% during the 2nd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 534 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Matador Resources during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its holdings in Matador Resources by 93.0% during the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 554 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 267 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.98% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Joseph Wm Foran purchased 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $48.15 per share, with a total value of $96,300.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 8,025 shares in the company, valued at approximately $386,403.75. This trade represents a 33.20% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP William Thomas Elsener bought 600 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $48.46 per share, with a total value of $29,076.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 112,069 shares in the company, valued at $5,430,863.74. The trade was a 0.54% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders bought a total of 11,380 shares of company stock valued at $549,188 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 5.80% of the company's stock.

Matador Resources Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th were issued a dividend of $0.3125 per share. This represents a $1.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 15th. Matador Resources's payout ratio is currently 18.30%.

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.

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