Matador Resources (MTDR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. The company focuses primarily on unconventional, or shale, resource plays and operates across both upstream exploration and production and related midstream activities.

Matador’s principal exploration and production operations are located in the Delaware Basin in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas. Its midstream operations, conducted primarily through San Mateo Midstream, provide natural gas gathering and processing, crude oil and produced-water gathering, and water sourcing and disposal services that support the company’s operations and other producers in the region.

Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Matador has historically expanded through development and acquisitions in U.S. shale plays, including earlier activity in South Texas. Joseph W. Foran, the company’s founder, serves as chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $60.19 to $60.92
• 50-Day Range: $50.74 to $63.25
• 52-Week Range: $37.14 to $66.84
• Volume: 1.42 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.34 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.43
• Dividend Yield: 2.47%
• Price Target: $67.20
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Matador Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Matador Resources scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 14th out of 247 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Matador Resources has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.76, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Matador Resources has a consensus price target of $67.20, representing about 10.5% upside from its current price of $60.80.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Matador Resources has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 23.55%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Matador Resources are expected to grow by 23.55% in the coming year, from $7.94 to $9.81 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Matador Resources is 10.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Matador Resources is 10.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 24.35.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Matador Resources has a P/B Ratio of 1.26. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.65% 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 11.8, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Matador Resources has recently decreased by 0.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Matador Resources pays a meaningful dividend of 2.46%, 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 15.29% next year. This indicates that Matador Resources will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.33

News Sentiment

Matador Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.33. 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 20 news articles for Matador Resources this week, compared to 8 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

7 people have added Matador Resources to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% 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 0.0161% 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: 11/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 11/03/2026
• Record date for 12/4 Dividend: 11/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/4 Dividend: 11/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/04/2026
• 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: $67.20
• High Price Target: $93.00
• Low Price Target: $50.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.76
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.43
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.66
• 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: 2.04
• Cash Flow: $11.58 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.25
• Book Value: $48.26 per share
• Price / Book: 1.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 123,750,000
• Free Float: 116,453,000
• Market Cap: $7.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.98