FY2025 EPS Estimates for MTDR Cut by Capital One Financial

Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Matador Resources in a report issued on Wednesday, October 22nd. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now expects that the energy company will post earnings per share of $5.78 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $5.87. The consensus estimate for Matador Resources’ current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Matador Resources’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.70 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.67 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.25 EPS.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The energy company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $939.02 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $893.22 million. Matador Resources had a net margin of 20.46% and a return on equity of 14.80%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.89 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on MTDR. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 price objective (down from $63.00) on shares of Matador Resources in a report on Monday, October 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. KeyCorp cut their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $61.00 to $52.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $48.00 to $46.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Matador Resources from $62.00 to $61.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $63.93.

Matador Resources Price Performance

Matador Resources stock opened at $39.27 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The company has a market capitalization of $4.89 billion, a PE ratio of 6.27 and a beta of 1.41. Matador Resources has a one year low of $35.19 and a one year high of $64.04. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $46.16.

Institutional Trading of Matador Resources

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. MAI Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Matador Resources by 13.9% in the second quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 1,726 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $82,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC increased its stake in Matador Resources by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 5,281 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $252,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its stake in Matador Resources by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 5,163 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $246,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Matador Resources by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 55,482 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $2,835,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its stake in Matador Resources by 93.0% during the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 554 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 267 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.98% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Matador Resources

In other Matador Resources news, CEO Joseph Wm Foran purchased 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $48.15 per share, with a total value of $96,300.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 8,025 shares in the company, valued at approximately $386,403.75. This represents a 33.20% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, COO Christopher P. Calvert bought 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $47.77 per share, with a total value of $47,770.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 37,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,791,375. The trade was a 2.74% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders bought a total of 11,380 shares of company stock worth $549,188 over the last 90 days. 5.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Matador Resources Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 10th will be given a dividend of $0.375 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 10th. This is an increase from Matador Resources’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. Matador Resources’s dividend payout ratio is presently 19.97%.

About Matador Resources

Matador Resources Company, an independent energy company, engages in the exploration, development, production, and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the United States. It operates through two segments, Exploration and Production; and Midstream. The company primarily holds interests in the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas.