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MTDR vs. CHRD, FANG, DVN, LBRT, MGY, MUR, NOG, OVV, PR, and SM

Should you be buying Matador Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Matador Resources include Chord Energy (CHRD), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Devon Energy (DVN), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Murphy Oil (MUR), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), and SM Energy (SM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Matador Resources vs. Its Competitors

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

In the previous week, Matador Resources had 13 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Matador Resources and 16 mentions for Chord Energy. Matador Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Chord Energy's score of 1.04 indicating that Matador Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Chord Energy
11 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Matador Resources
12 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Matador Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Chord Energy. Matador Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chord Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Chord Energy$5.25B1.18$848.63M$3.9327.56
Matador Resources$3.50B1.77$885.32M$6.837.31

Matador Resources has a net margin of 22.57% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. Matador Resources' return on equity of 16.53% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Chord Energy5.02% 9.02% 5.97%
Matador Resources 22.57%16.53%8.27%

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matador Resources has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Chord Energy presently has a consensus price target of $148.92, suggesting a potential upside of 37.50%. Matador Resources has a consensus price target of $67.60, suggesting a potential upside of 35.41%. Given Chord Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Matador Resources.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Chord Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.85
Matador Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Matador Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Matador Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Matador Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Chord Energy pays out 132.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Matador Resources pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Matador Resources has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Summary

Matador Resources beats Chord Energy on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MTDR vs. The Competition

MetricMatador ResourcesOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.06B$7.98B$7.95B$21.25B
Dividend Yield2.57%4.85%10.85%3.53%
P/E Ratio7.317.6173.1529.20
Price / Sales1.7710.8923,589.7853.33
Price / Cash3.1714.5036.0223.64
Price / Book1.092.394.095.36
Net Income$885.32M$568.61M$4.27B$996.59M
7 Day Performance7.86%4.83%2.70%2.99%
1 Month Performance-4.98%-0.60%0.88%2.88%
1 Year Performance-12.86%-8.39%10.52%12.54%

Matador Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.6975 of 5 stars
$49.92
+2.5%
$67.60
+35.4%
-12.7%$6.06B$3.50B7.31290News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
CHRD
Chord Energy
4.1991 of 5 stars
$107.04
+1.0%
$148.92
+39.1%
-26.4%$6.13B$5.25B27.24530Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Insider Trade
FANG
Diamondback Energy
4.9249 of 5 stars
$145.27
+1.4%
$193.33
+33.1%
-24.5%$42.05B$11.07B10.321,983Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
DVN
Devon Energy
4.7911 of 5 stars
$35.77
+1.7%
$44.15
+23.4%
-20.4%$22.71B$15.94B8.022,300Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
LBRT
Liberty Energy
4.4515 of 5 stars
$11.26
-1.2%
$15.05
+33.7%
-45.0%$1.82B$4.32B8.665,700
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
3.6401 of 5 stars
$24.36
+0.4%
$26.67
+9.5%
-2.8%$4.65B$1.33B12.75210Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MUR
Murphy Oil
4.9257 of 5 stars
$24.36
+1.2%
$29.69
+21.9%
-34.9%$3.48B$3.03B12.62690Positive News
NOG
Northern Oil and Gas
4.2296 of 5 stars
$25.56
+1.8%
$36.89
+44.3%
-35.3%$2.49B$2.23B4.2230Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
OVV
Ovintiv
4.6261 of 5 stars
$41.26
+0.8%
$53.07
+28.6%
-4.0%$10.61B$9.15B18.261,623News Coverage
Positive News
PR
Permian Resources
4.3973 of 5 stars
$14.16
+2.9%
$18.53
+30.9%
-1.4%$11.33B$5.00B9.19220Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
SM
SM Energy
4.355 of 5 stars
$28.39
+2.2%
$42.50
+49.7%
-39.3%$3.26B$3.10B4.01540Positive News

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This page (NYSE:MTDR) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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