MTDR vs. CHRD, FANG, LBRT, MGY, MUR, NOG, OVV, PR, SM, and VTLE
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), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Murphy Oil (MUR), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), SM Energy (SM), and Vital Energy (VTLE). 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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, Chord Energy and Chord Energy both had 14 articles in the media. Matador Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Chord Energy's score of 0.76 indicating that Matador Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
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.
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 2.4%. 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.
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.
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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Chord Energy presently has a consensus target price of $151.08, suggesting a potential upside of 40.38%. Matador Resources has a consensus target price of $69.06, suggesting a potential upside of 33.71%. Given Chord Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Matador Resources.
Summary
Matador Resources beats Chord Energy on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MTDR) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff