William Blair Cuts Earnings Estimates for Matador Resources

Key Points

• William Blair has cut its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Matador Resources to $0.91, down from $0.98, while maintaining an "Outperform" rating on the stock.
• Matador recently reported earnings of $1.53 per share, exceeding analysts' expectations, with a revenue of $895.31 million for the quarter, an 8.2% increase year-over-year.
• In a positive development, Matador Resources announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.375, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.5%.

Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Matador Resources in a report issued on Friday, October 17th. William Blair analyst N. Dingmann now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings of $0.91 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.98. 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' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.91 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.34 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.36 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $8.38 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $9.51 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $10.11 EPS.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The energy company reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.24. The company had revenue of $895.31 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $892.86 million. Matador Resources had a return on equity of 16.53% and a net margin of 22.57%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.05 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Matador Resources from $49.00 to $48.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Matador Resources in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. KeyCorp dropped their target price on Matador Resources from $62.00 to $61.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Bank of America decreased their price target on Matador Resources from $56.00 to $55.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Matador Resources from $62.00 to $61.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $66.36.

Matador Resources Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:MTDR opened at $43.00 on Monday. Matador Resources has a 1-year low of $35.19 and a 1-year high of $64.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The stock has a market cap of $5.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.30 and a beta of 1.41. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $46.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.15.

Matador Resources Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 5th. Investors of record on Monday, November 10th will be paid a $0.375 dividend. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%. This is a positive change from Matador Resources's previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 10th. Matador Resources's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.30%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP William Thomas Elsener purchased 600 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $48.46 per share, for a total transaction of $29,076.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 112,069 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,430,863.74. The trade was a 0.54% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Christopher P. Calvert acquired 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $47.77 per share, with a total value of $47,770.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief operating officer directly owned 37,500 shares in the company, valued at $1,791,375. This represents a 2.74% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have purchased 11,380 shares of company stock valued at $549,188. Corporate insiders own 5.80% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. D.A. Davidson & CO. acquired a new position in shares of Matador Resources during the 1st quarter worth $263,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Matador Resources by 42.8% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,698 shares of the energy company's stock worth $138,000 after buying an additional 809 shares during the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas acquired a new position in shares of Matador Resources during the 1st quarter worth $885,000. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Matador Resources during the 1st quarter worth $200,000. Finally, Penserra Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Matador Resources by 89.9% during the 1st quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 15,570 shares of the energy company's stock worth $795,000 after buying an additional 7,369 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.98% of the company's stock.

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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