Matador Resources (MTDR) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, MTDR or CHRD?

Matador Resources has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MTDR or CHRD?

Matador Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Matador Resources	$3.50B	1.75	$885.32M	$7.45	6.58
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.13	$848.63M	$14.95	6.88

Is MTDR or CHRD a better dividend stock?

Matador Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Matador Resources pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Matador Resources has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to MTDR or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Matador Resources. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Chord Energy and 7 mentions for Matador Resources. Matador Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Chord Energy's score of 0.46 indicating that Matador Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Matador Resources	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is MTDR or CHRD more profitable?

Matador Resources has a net margin of 24.97% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 16.15%. Matador Resources' return on equity of 18.45% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Matador Resources	24.97%	18.45%	9.46%
Chord Energy	16.15%	10.34%	6.91%

Do analysts prefer MTDR or CHRD?

Matador Resources presently has a consensus price target of $69.06, indicating a potential upside of 40.92%. Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $150.69, indicating a potential upside of 46.49%. Given Chord Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Matador Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Matador Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MTDR or CHRD?

92.0% of Matador Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of Matador Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Matador Resources beats Chord Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.