Matador Resources (MTDR) Competitors

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

Is CHRD or MTDR more profitable?

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 Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%
Matador Resources	22.57%	16.53%	8.27%

Do analysts recommend CHRD or MTDR?

Chord Energy currently has a consensus price target of $149.42, indicating a potential upside of 43.22%. Matador Resources has a consensus price target of $67.27, indicating a potential upside of 42.15%. Given Chord Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Matador Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94

Which has more risk & volatility, CHRD or MTDR?

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

Does the media favor CHRD or MTDR?

In the previous week, Matador Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Matador Resources and 26 mentions for Chord Energy. Matador Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Chord Energy's score of 1.14 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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Matador Resources	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CHRD or MTDR?

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CHRD or MTDR?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.14	$848.63M	$3.93	26.55
Matador Resources	$3.50B	1.68	$885.32M	$6.83	6.93

Is CHRD or MTDR a better dividend stock?

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Matador Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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.