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$52.47 +0.42 (+0.81%)
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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

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Matador Resources$3.50B1.87$885.32M$7.457.04
Chord Energy$5.25B1.20$848.63M$14.957.30

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 Resources24.97% 18.45% 9.46%
Chord Energy 16.15%10.34%6.91%

Matador Resources currently has a consensus target price of $69.06, indicating a potential upside of 31.62%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $151.08, indicating a potential upside of 38.36%. Given Chord Energy's higher probable 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)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94
Chord Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.85

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

In the previous week, Matador Resources had 3 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Matador Resources and 12 mentions for Chord Energy. Matador Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Chord Energy's score of 0.88 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
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Chord Energy
5 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Matador Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. 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 increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

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

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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MTDR vs. The Competition

MetricMatador ResourcesOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.52B$8.12B$7.75B$20.79B
Dividend Yield2.40%5.23%10.94%3.71%
P/E Ratio7.0410.6963.9527.89
Price / Sales1.879.9921,195.6442.50
Price / Cash3.3815.6536.4022.63
Price / Book1.201.763.764.57
Net Income$885.32M$568.61M$4.23B$988.81M
7 Day Performance4.51%1.04%0.74%0.20%
1 Month Performance5.94%0.15%2.51%3.93%
1 Year Performance-15.33%-1.06%9.84%10.27%

Matador Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.6553 of 5 stars
$52.47
+0.8%
$69.06
+31.6%
-14.9%$6.52B$3.50B7.04290News Coverage
Analyst Revision
CHRD
Chord Energy
4.7433 of 5 stars
$96.85
-1.9%
$152.54
+57.5%
-36.2%$5.59B$5.25B6.48530Analyst Forecast
FANG
Diamondback Energy
4.9362 of 5 stars
$137.40
-1.7%
$193.13
+40.6%
-30.3%$40.14B$11.07B8.40970Positive News
Analyst Forecast
LBRT
Liberty Energy
4.5093 of 5 stars
$11.51
-0.9%
$17.23
+49.7%
-40.5%$1.86B$4.32B7.625,700Upcoming Earnings
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
3.4774 of 5 stars
$22.51
-1.9%
$27.00
+19.9%
-9.0%$4.33B$1.35B11.20210Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MUR
Murphy Oil
4.7298 of 5 stars
$22.53
-1.7%
$29.08
+29.1%
-35.8%$3.22B$3.03B8.67690Analyst Forecast
NOG
Northern Oil and Gas
3.9234 of 5 stars
$28.32
-2.3%
$39.67
+40.1%
-22.0%$2.80B$2.23B4.4130Analyst Forecast
OVV
Ovintiv
4.6989 of 5 stars
$38.12
-0.8%
$54.69
+43.5%
-12.9%$9.90B$9.15B16.221,623Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PR
Permian Resources
4.7795 of 5 stars
$13.65
-0.7%
$18.50
+35.5%
-14.3%$10.97B$5.00B8.43220
SM
SM Energy
4.7416 of 5 stars
$24.73
-1.5%
$42.08
+70.2%
-36.6%$2.83B$2.95B3.46540
VTLE
Vital Energy
3.2425 of 5 stars
$16.06
-3.0%
$30.09
+87.4%
-57.8%$622.65M$1.95B-4.75290News Coverage
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This page (NYSE:MTDR) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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