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Matador Resources (MTDR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$50.47 -0.18 (-0.36%)
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Matador Resources Short Interest Data

Matador Resources (MTDR) has a short interest of 9.11 million shares, representing 7.89% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -6.37% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.7, indicating that it would take 4.7 days of the average trading volume of 1.56 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
9,110,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
9,730,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-6.37%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$470.75 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
125,200,000 shares
Float Size
115,400,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
7.89%
Today's Trading Volume
655,031 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,560,842 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
42%
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MTDR Short Interest Over Time

MTDR Days to Cover Over Time

MTDR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Matador Resources Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/15/20259,110,000 shares $470.75 million -6.4%7.9%4.7 $51.67
5/31/20259,730,000 shares $418.78 million -2.6%8.4%4.9 $43.04
5/15/20259,990,000 shares $443.76 million +3.9%8.7%4.8 $44.42
4/30/20259,620,000 shares $380.28 million +18.0%8.3%4.8 $39.53
4/15/20258,150,000 shares $317.55 million +0.6%7.1%4.4 $38.96
3/31/20258,100,000 shares $414.33 million +1.6%7.0%5 $51.15
3/15/20257,970,000 shares $387.41 million +25.7%6.9%5.9 $48.61
2/28/20256,340,000 shares $331.65 million -1.1%5.5%5.2 $52.31
2/15/20256,410,000 shares $366.70 million -2.3%5.6%5.8 $57.21
1/31/20256,560,000 shares $380.35 million -6.8%5.7%6.1 $57.98
1/15/20257,040,000 shares $446.69 million +1.2%6.1%5.3 $63.45
12/31/20246,960,000 shares $391.57 million No Change6.0%5.2 $56.26
12/15/20246,960,000 shares $394.56 million -2.1%6.0%4.8 $56.69
11/30/20247,110,000 shares $426.67 million -6.2%6.2%4.7 $60.01
11/15/20247,580,000 shares $436.08 million -4.1%6.6%4.9 $57.53
10/31/20247,900,000 shares $411.51 million +8.5%6.9%5.1 $52.09
10/15/20247,280,000 shares $368.88 million -12.4%6.3%4.9 $50.67
9/30/20248,310,000 shares $410.60 million -1.2%7.2%5.5 $49.41
9/15/20248,410,000 shares $419.15 million +0.5%7.3%4.9 $49.84
8/31/20248,370,000 shares $474.75 million -0.1%7.3%4.8 $56.72
8/15/20248,380,000 shares $481.01 million +8.8%7.3%4.8 $57.40
7/31/20247,700,000 shares $473.40 million +2.5%6.7%4.4 $61.48
7/15/20247,510,000 shares $484.09 million -30.7%6.5%4.4 $64.46
6/30/202410,840,000 shares $646.06 million +10.3%9.4%6.5 $59.60
6/15/20249,830,000 shares $549.10 million +4.2%8.5%6.3 $55.86
5/31/20249,430,000 shares $598.62 million +1.2%8.2%6.5 $63.48
5/15/20249,320,000 shares $590.14 million -7.7%8.1%6.7 $63.32
4/30/202410,100,000 shares $628.73 million +2.6%8.8%6.7 $62.25
4/15/20249,840,000 shares $665.18 million -0.2%8.6%6.6 $67.60
3/31/20249,860,000 shares $658.35 million -0.5%8.6%7.2 $66.77
3/15/20249,910,000 shares $659.91 million +9.5%9.0%7.9 $66.59
2/29/20249,050,000 shares $571.33 million -10.5%8.3%7.2 $63.13
2/15/202410,110,000 shares $596.39 million -1.2%9.3%8.4 $58.99
1/31/202410,230,000 shares $561.52 million +3.3%9.4%9 $54.89
1/15/20249,900,000 shares $547.87 million +4.2%9.1%7.7 $55.34
12/31/20239,500,000 shares $540.17 million -2.4%8.7%7.2 $56.86
12/15/20239,730,000 shares $546.83 million +6.6%8.9%7.2 $56.20
11/30/20239,130,000 shares $528.44 million +7.2%8.3%6.7 $57.88
11/15/20238,520,000 shares $496.72 million -3.0%7.8%6.2 $58.30
10/31/20238,780,000 shares $541.55 million +4.2%8.0%6.3 $61.68
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10/15/20238,430,000 shares $535.39 million -4.9%7.7%5.9 $63.51
9/30/20238,860,000 shares $526.99 million -2.5%8.1%6.2 $59.48
9/15/20239,090,000 shares $559.58 million -12.7%8.3%6.2 $61.56
8/31/202310,410,000 shares $661.45 million +13.5%9.5%6.8 $63.54
8/15/20239,170,000 shares $529.57 million +2.3%8.4%5.9 $57.75
7/31/20238,960,000 shares $498.44 million +3.5%8.2%6 $55.63
7/15/20238,660,000 shares $452.31 million +4.5%8.0%6 $52.23
6/30/20238,290,000 shares $433.73 million -6.9%7.7%6 $52.32
6/15/20238,900,000 shares $448.12 million +3.4%8.2%6.5 $50.35
5/31/20238,610,000 shares $378.67 million -3.0%7.8%6.2 $43.98
5/15/20238,880,000 shares $393.65 million -0.7%8.0%6 $44.33
4/30/20238,940,000 shares $438.33 million +23.0%8.1%6.2 $49.03
4/15/20237,270,000 shares $383.86 million -6.4%6.6%5 $52.80
3/31/20237,770,000 shares $370.24 million -17.3%7.0%5.6 $47.65
3/15/20239,400,000 shares $416.61 million -4.1%8.5%7.3 $44.32
2/28/20239,800,000 shares $527.14 million +11.0%8.9%8.6 $53.79
2/15/20238,830,000 shares $563.27 million +0.1%8.0%8.3 $63.79
1/31/20238,820,000 shares $583.53 million +12.9%8.0%9.1 $66.16
1/15/20237,810,000 shares $468.60 million +0.9%7.2%7.7 $60.00
12/30/20227,740,000 shares $443.04 million -6.5%7.2%7.4 $57.24
12/15/20228,280,000 shares $470.14 million +3.0%7.6%7.1 $56.78
11/30/20228,040,000 shares $533.53 million -3.4%7.4%6.7 $66.36
11/15/20228,320,000 shares $593.22 million -3.6%7.7%6.8 $71.30
10/31/20228,630,000 shares $573.46 million +3.6%8.0%6.8 $66.45
10/15/20228,330,000 shares $500.22 million -3.8%7.7%6.6 $60.05
9/30/20228,660,000 shares $423.65 million +0.6%8.0%7 $48.92
9/15/20228,610,000 shares $504.29 million -3.9%7.9%6.7 $58.57
8/31/20228,960,000 shares $534.02 million -2.9%8.3%6.6 $59.60
8/15/20229,230,000 shares $541.62 million +1.4%8.5%6.4 $58.68
7/31/20229,100,000 shares $525.80 million +0.8%8.4%5.9 $57.78
7/15/20229,030,000 shares $396.51 million +1.5%8.3%5.5 $43.91
6/30/20228,900,000 shares $414.65 million +0.2%8.2%5.2 $46.59
6/15/20228,880,000 shares $533.42 million +5.0%8.2%4 $60.07
5/31/20228,460,000 shares $515.21 million -1.1%7.8%4 $60.90
5/15/20228,550,000 shares $413.73 million +0.6%7.9%3.7 $48.39
4/30/20228,500,000 shares $414.97 million +3.0%7.9%3.7 $48.82
4/15/20228,250,000 shares $472.15 million -19.7%7.6%3.6 $57.23
3/31/202210,270,000 shares $544.10 million -4.4%9.5%4.5 $52.98
3/15/202210,740,000 shares $541.62 million +1.6%9.8%6.3 $50.43
2/28/202210,570,000 shares $524.27 million +2.6%9.6%6.1 $49.60
2/15/202210,300,000 shares $444.65 million +4.9%9.4%6.1 $43.17
1/31/20229,820,000 shares $439.64 million -1.3%9.0%6.5 $44.77
1/15/20229,950,000 shares $450.93 million -4.1%9.1%6.7 $45.32
12/31/202110,370,000 shares $382.86 million +1.8%9.5%7.3 $36.92
12/15/202110,190,000 shares $375.60 million -0.6%9.3%6.3 $36.86
11/30/202110,250,000 shares $402.52 million -2.8%9.4%6.4 $39.27
11/15/202110,540,000 shares $475.46 million -7.5%9.6%6.8 $45.11
10/29/202111,390,000 shares $476.67 million +1.2%10.4%7.3 $41.85
10/15/202111,250,000 shares $468 million -2.3%10.3%7.2 $41.60
9/30/202111,520,000 shares $438.22 million +0.9%10.5%7.3 $38.04
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9/15/202111,420,000 shares $351.96 million +0.7%10.4%7.8 $30.82
8/31/202111,340,000 shares $326.03 million -0.9%10.4%8 $28.75
8/13/202111,440,000 shares $315.74 million -1.6%10.5%7.9 $27.60
7/30/202111,630,000 shares $359.37 million -4.0%10.6%7.9 $30.90
7/15/202112,120,000 shares $394.75 million -1.3%11.1%7.9 $32.57
6/30/202112,280,000 shares $442.20 million -6.6%11.2%8.2 $36.01
6/15/202113,150,000 shares $450.78 million +2.3%12.0%8.6 $34.28
5/28/202112,850,000 shares $393.72 million -3.1%11.8%8.1 $30.64
5/14/202113,260,000 shares $371.01 million -1.5%12.1%7.2 $27.98
4/30/202113,460,000 shares $367.05 million -0.6%12.3%7.3 $27.27
4/15/202113,540,000 shares $337.15 million -2.8%12.4%7 $24.90
3/31/202113,930,000 shares $324.99 million -13.8%12.8%6.5 $23.33
3/15/202116,160,000 shares $415.15 million +1.8%14.8%6.6 $25.69
2/26/202115,870,000 shares $319.94 million +0.4%14.5%6.1 $20.16
2/12/202115,800,000 shares $303.99 million -7.2%14.5%6 $19.24
1/29/202117,030,000 shares $277.42 million -0.7%15.6%5.7 $16.29
1/15/202117,150,000 shares $283.66 million +2.1%15.7%5.2 $16.54
12/31/202016,790,000 shares $209.88 million -11.4%15.4%5.2 $12.50
12/15/202018,950,000 shares $231.19 million -6.3%17.3%6 $12.20
11/30/202020,230,000 shares $222.13 million -5.8%18.5%6.6 $10.98
11/15/202021,470,000 shares $175.20 million -10.8%19.7%7.1 $8.16
10/30/202024,080,000 shares $166.39 million +7.5%22.0%8.2 $6.91
10/15/202022,400,000 shares $200.26 million +1.0%20.5%8.2 $8.94
9/30/202022,190,000 shares $183.29 million +5.4%20.3%7.5 $8.26
9/15/202021,050,000 shares $182.50 million +0.8%19.3%6.7 $8.67
8/31/202020,890,000 shares $203.26 million -7.4%19.1%5.6 $9.73
8/14/202022,550,000 shares $222.34 million -10.7%20.6%5.4 $9.86
7/31/202025,250,000 shares $219.17 million +5.1%23.1%5.5 $8.68
7/15/202024,030,000 shares $205.46 million -16.5%22.0%4.3 $8.55

MTDR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Matador Resources' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Matador Resources shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 15th, investors have sold 9,110,000 shares of MTDR short. 7.89% of Matador Resources' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Matador Resources' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Matador Resources?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. MTDR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Matador Resources's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Matador Resources?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Matador Resources: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Garda Capital Partners LP, Simplex Trading LLC, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Matador Resources?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 7.89% of Matador Resources' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Matador Resources' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Matador Resources saw a decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,110,000 shares, a decline of 6.4% from the previous total of 9,730,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

What is Matador Resources' float size?

Matador Resources currently has issued a total of 125,200,000 shares. Some of Matador Resources' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Matador Resources currently has a public float of 115,400,000 shares.

How does Matador Resources' short interest compare to its competitors?

7.89% of Matador Resources' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "energy" compare to Matador Resources: Devon Energy Corporation (2.76%), Range Resources Corporation (6.47%), Comstock Resources, Inc. (26.24%), SM Energy Company (7.44%), Kosmos Energy Ltd. (9.82%), SandRidge Energy, Inc. (3.07%), Vaalco Energy Inc (3.70%), W&T Offshore, Inc. (24.56%), Berry Corporation (3.43%), PHX Minerals Inc. (0.45%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Matador Resources stock?

Short selling MTDR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Matador Resources as its price is falling. MTDR shares are trading down $0.18 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Matador Resources?

A short squeeze for Matador Resources occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of MTDR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Matador Resources' short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including MTDR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:MTDR) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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