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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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

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 pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Matador Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Matador Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matador Resources has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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$5.30B1.04$848.63M$3.9324.53
Matador Resources$3.77B1.48$885.32M$6.836.56

Chord Energy currently has a consensus target price of $143.42, suggesting a potential upside of 48.74%. Matador Resources has a consensus target price of $66.50, suggesting a potential upside of 48.36%. Given Chord Energy's higher possible upside, 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77
Matador Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Matador Resources. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Chord Energy and 10 mentions for Matador Resources. Matador Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Chord Energy's score of 0.60 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
4 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Matador Resources
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Matador Resources beats Chord Energy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MTDR vs. The Competition

MetricMatador ResourcesOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.58B$7.67B$7.84B$21.83B
Dividend Yield2.79%4.84%10.80%3.61%
P/E Ratio6.5610.7276.6229.55
Price / Sales1.489.311,522.2462.68
Price / Cash2.8812.9236.4624.43
Price / Book1.021.644.854.60
Net Income$885.32M$568.55M$4.27B$1.01B
7 Day Performance3.31%0.93%1.01%-0.57%
1 Month Performance-5.18%2.61%5.29%2.16%
1 Year Performance-15.51%3.91%17.32%14.20%

Matador Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.2745 of 5 stars
$44.82
-1.6%
$66.50
+48.4%
-14.4%$5.58B$3.77B6.56290Positive News
Analyst Forecast
CHRD
Chord Energy
4.3215 of 5 stars
$99.69
+0.6%
$143.42
+43.9%
-26.2%$5.71B$5.30B25.37530Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FANG
Diamondback Energy
4.739 of 5 stars
$149.10
+1.1%
$192.86
+29.4%
-23.1%$43.16B$14.01B10.601,983Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
DVN
Devon Energy
4.8681 of 5 stars
$34.91
+1.0%
$43.56
+24.8%
-16.1%$22.16B$15.94B7.832,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
LBRT
Liberty Energy
4.3755 of 5 stars
$13.12
+1.6%
$15.05
+14.7%
-35.8%$2.12B$4.32B10.095,700Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
3.5367 of 5 stars
$23.94
+1.3%
$26.42
+10.3%
-7.6%$4.57B$1.32B12.53210Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MUR
Murphy Oil
4.0101 of 5 stars
$30.68
+0.8%
$28.15
-8.2%
-13.6%$4.38B$2.78B15.90690Analyst Forecast
NOG
Northern Oil and Gas
4.1381 of 5 stars
$25.50
+1.8%
$34.38
+34.8%
-37.2%$2.49B$2.23B4.2130News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
OVV
Ovintiv
4.5808 of 5 stars
$40.03
-0.2%
$52.13
+30.2%
-4.3%$10.29B$9.15B17.711,623Analyst Forecast
PR
Permian Resources
4.8926 of 5 stars
$12.62
+0.2%
$18.63
+47.6%
-8.6%$10.10B$5.00B8.19220Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
SM
SM Energy
4.2582 of 5 stars
$25.34
-2.0%
$41.55
+64.0%
-42.8%$2.91B$2.69B3.58540News Coverage
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NYSE:MTDR) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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