Matador Resources (MTDR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Matador Resources Company is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas properties. Its operations are focused primarily on unconventional, or shale, formations, with oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids among its principal products.

The company’s main exploration and production activities are concentrated in the Delaware Basin, part of the Permian Basin in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas. Matador has also historically held interests in other U.S. oil and natural gas regions, including the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas.

In addition to its upstream operations, Matador owns and operates midstream assets through its San Mateo Midstream subsidiary. These assets provide services such as natural gas gathering and processing, crude oil gathering, and produced-water gathering, recycling and disposal, supporting Matador’s drilling and production activities as well as those of third-party producers.

Matador Resources was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Joseph W. Foran, one of the company’s founders, has served as its chairman and chief executive officer. The company’s common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MTDR.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $51.98 to $54.08
• 50-Day Range: $47.03 to $63.25
• 52-Week Range: $37.14 to $66.84
• Volume: 1.31 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.76 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.54 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.06
• Dividend Yield: 2.84%
• Price Target: $66.80
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Matador Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Matador Resources scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 4th out of 250 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Matador Resources has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.82, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 12 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Matador Resources has a consensus price target of $66.80, representing about 26.5% upside from its current price of $52.82.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Matador Resources has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.80%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Matador Resources are expected to grow by 14.80% in the coming year, from $7.50 to $8.61 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Matador Resources is 9.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 41.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Matador Resources is 9.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 18.89.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Matador Resources has a P/B Ratio of 1.09. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.63% of the float of Matador Resources has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Matador Resources has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.49.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Matador Resources has recently decreased by 1.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Matador Resources pays a meaningful dividend of 2.84%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Matador Resources has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Matador Resources is 25.73%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Matador Resources will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.42% next year. This indicates that Matador Resources will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.40

News Sentiment

Matador Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Matador Resources this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for MTDR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added Matador Resources to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -29% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of Matador Resources in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $1,211,793.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0185% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Matador Resources insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,211,793.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.90% of the stock of Matador Resources is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.98% of the stock of Matador Resources is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/8 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/8 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/08/2026
• Today: 10/07/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MTDR
• CIK: 1520006
• Web: www.matadorresources.com
• Phone: (972) 371-5200
• Fax: 972-371-5201
• Employees: 483
• Year Founded: 2003

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Matador Resources: $66.80
• High Price Target: $93.00
• Low Price Target: $50.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.82
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.04
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $759.22 million
• Net Margins: 19.85%
• Pretax Margin: 26.16%
• Return on Equity: 13.18%
• Return on Assets: 6.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.67
• Current Ratio: 0.65
• Quick Ratio: 0.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.70 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.77
• Cash Flow: $11.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.57
• Book Value: $48.26 per share
• Price / Book: 1.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 123,750,000
• Free Float: 116,453,000
• Market Cap: $6.54 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.98