Q4 EPS Forecast for Matador Resources Decreased by Analyst

Key Points

• William Blair has lowered its Q4 2025 EPS estimate for Matador Resources to $0.73, down from $0.91, while maintaining an "Outperform" rating.
• Matador Resources recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.375 per share, reflecting an increase from the previous dividend of $0.31, with an annual yield of 3.7%.
• The company's recent quarterly earnings surpassed expectations, reporting $1.36 EPS against a consensus estimate of $1.22, with a revenue of $939.02 million.

Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR - Free Report) - William Blair lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Matador Resources in a report issued on Thursday, October 23rd. William Blair analyst N. Dingmann now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of $0.73 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.91. William Blair currently has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Matador Resources' current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Matador Resources' FY2029 earnings at $10.06 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on MTDR. Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $56.00 to $55.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. KeyCorp decreased their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $62.00 to $61.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. Raymond James Financial reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $55.00 target price (down from $63.00) on shares of Matador Resources in a research report on Monday. TD Cowen raised shares of Matador Resources to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Matador Resources from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Matador Resources has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $65.64.

Matador Resources Price Performance

Matador Resources stock opened at $40.60 on Friday. Matador Resources has a 12-month low of $35.19 and a 12-month high of $64.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.49 and a beta of 1.41. The firm's 50-day moving average is $46.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The energy company reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.22 by $0.14. Matador Resources had a net margin of 20.46% and a return on equity of 14.80%. The company had revenue of $939.02 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $893.22 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.89 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MTDR. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. lifted its position in Matador Resources by 143.1% during the second quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 2,556,472 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $121,995,000 after buying an additional 1,505,000 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management lifted its position in Matador Resources by 45.7% during the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 3,334,775 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $159,135,000 after buying an additional 1,045,396 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Matador Resources by 7.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,511,643 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $690,310,000 after buying an additional 956,090 shares in the last quarter. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Matador Resources during the second quarter valued at approximately $37,194,000. Finally, Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Matador Resources during the first quarter valued at approximately $35,715,000. 91.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Matador Resources

In other Matador Resources news, COO Christopher P. Calvert purchased 1,000 shares of Matador Resources stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $47.77 per share, with a total value of $47,770.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 37,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,791,375. This represents a 2.74% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Joseph Wm Foran purchased 5,000 shares of Matador Resources stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $49.17 per share, for a total transaction of $245,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 6,606 shares of the company's stock, valued at $324,817.02. This represents a 311.33% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have acquired a total of 11,380 shares of company stock valued at $549,188 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 5.80% of the company's stock.

Matador Resources Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 10th will be given a dividend of $0.375 per share. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.7%. This is a positive change from Matador Resources's previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 10th. Matador Resources's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.

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