Matador Resources (MTDR) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Matador Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CHRD or MTDR?

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

Does the media favor CHRD or MTDR?

In the previous week, Matador Resources had 4 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Matador Resources and 22 mentions for Chord Energy. Matador Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Chord Energy's score of 0.89 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Matador Resources	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CHRD or MTDR 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
Chord Energy	16.15%	10.34%	6.91%
Matador Resources	24.97%	18.45%	9.46%

Which has stronger valuation & 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	1.17	$848.63M	$14.95	7.12
Matador Resources	$3.50B	1.83	$885.32M	$7.45	6.89

Do analysts prefer CHRD or MTDR?

Chord Energy presently has a consensus price target of $151.54, indicating a potential upside of 42.42%. Matador Resources has a consensus price target of $69.13, indicating a potential upside of 34.67%. Given Chord Energy's higher probable upside, 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

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 4.9%. Matador Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Chord Energy pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Matador Resources pays out 16.8% 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. Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Matador Resources has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Summary

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