Q2 EPS Forecast for Matador Resources Reduced by Analyst

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR - Free Report) - Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Matador Resources in a research report issued on Thursday, June 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings of $1.22 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.29. The consensus estimate for Matador Resources' current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Matador Resources' Q3 2025 earnings at $1.37 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.90 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.97 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on MTDR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Matador Resources from $65.00 to $61.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on Matador Resources from $70.00 to $62.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 11th. Stephens cut their price target on Matador Resources from $90.00 to $86.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Matador Resources from $84.00 to $68.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on shares of Matador Resources in a research note on Monday, May 19th. They set a "buy" rating and a $56.00 target price for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $69.44.

Matador Resources Stock Up 2.3%

Matador Resources stock opened at $45.80 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $5.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.41 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.84. Matador Resources has a fifty-two week low of $35.19 and a fifty-two week high of $66.89. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $42.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $51.04.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The energy company reported $1.99 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.25. Matador Resources had a return on equity of 18.52% and a net margin of 25.26%. The firm had revenue of $1.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $980.87 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.71 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 28.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Matador Resources

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Strs Ohio acquired a new stake in Matador Resources in the 1st quarter valued at about $5,881,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Matador Resources by 361.3% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 881 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 690 shares in the last quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. increased its stake in shares of Matador Resources by 17.0% in the 1st quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 6,552 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $335,000 after buying an additional 953 shares during the period. Bayforest Capital Ltd increased its stake in shares of Matador Resources by 35.6% in the 1st quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 1,858 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $95,000 after buying an additional 488 shares during the period. Finally, United Services Automobile Association acquired a new stake in shares of Matador Resources in the 1st quarter valued at $383,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.98% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Van H. Singleton II acquired 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The stock was bought at an average price of $40.72 per share, with a total value of $40,720.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now owns 291,135 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,855,017.20. This represents a 0.34% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Joseph Wm Foran purchased 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 29th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $40.86 per share, with a total value of $204,300.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 50,756 shares in the company, 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 15,350 shares of company stock worth $624,848 over the last three months. 5.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Matador Resources Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 9th were issued a $0.3125 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 9th. This represents a $1.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.73%. Matador Resources's payout ratio is presently 16.78%.

Matador Resources announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, April 23rd that permits the company to repurchase $400.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the energy company to repurchase up to 7.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

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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