Q2 EPS Estimates for MTDR Decreased by Capital One Financial

Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Capital One Financial reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Matador Resources in a research note issued on Friday, July 18th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now expects that the energy company will post earnings per share of $1.43 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.68. The consensus estimate for Matador Resources' current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Matador Resources' Q3 2025 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.85 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $7.10 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on Matador Resources from $70.00 to $62.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Stephens cut their target price on Matador Resources from $90.00 to $86.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Matador Resources from $80.00 to $74.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 16th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Matador Resources from $84.00 to $68.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, Bank of America began coverage on shares of Matador Resources in a research note on Monday, May 19th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $56.00 target price on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Matador Resources currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $69.25.

Matador Resources Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE MTDR traded up $0.31 on Monday, reaching $50.64. 2,954,608 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,695,688. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $48.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.63. Matador Resources has a 12 month low of $35.19 and a 12 month high of $64.04. The company has a market cap of $6.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.41 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The energy company reported $1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $895.31 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $892.86 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.05 EPS. Matador Resources's quarterly revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Matador Resources

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in MTDR. IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in Matador Resources by 726.8% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,017 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 894 shares in the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL grew its holdings in shares of Matador Resources by 14.1% in the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 9,131 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $436,000 after purchasing an additional 1,127 shares in the last quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Matador Resources in the second quarter worth $992,000. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System raised its stake in Matador Resources by 0.9% during the second quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 32,800 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $1,565,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Matador Resources during the second quarter valued at $303,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.98% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Glenn W. Stetson acquired 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 28th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $41.53 per share, for a total transaction of $41,530.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president owned 93,180 shares in the company, valued at $3,869,765.40. The trade was a 1.08% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Joseph Wm Foran acquired 5,000 shares of Matador Resources stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 29th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $40.86 per share, with a total value of $204,300.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 50,756 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,073,890.16. This represents a 10.93% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders purchased 14,850 shares of company stock worth $601,103 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 5.80% of the company's stock.

Matador Resources declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, April 23rd that allows the company to repurchase $400.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the energy company to buy up to 7.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Matador Resources Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a $0.3125 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. This represents a $1.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.47%. Matador Resources's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.30%.

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.