Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC Sells 62,402 Shares of Matador Resources Company $MTDR

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC cut its position in shares of Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR) by 50.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 62,368 shares of the energy company’s stock after selling 62,402 shares during the quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC owned 0.05% of Matador Resources worth $2,704,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of MTDR. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Matador Resources by 0.7% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,780,888 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $664,105,000 after buying an additional 101,613 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Matador Resources by 4.2% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,411,520 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $288,079,000 after buying an additional 259,299 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management lifted its position in shares of Matador Resources by 5.9% in the third quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 3,532,303 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $158,706,000 after buying an additional 197,528 shares during the last quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. lifted its position in shares of Matador Resources by 143.1% in the second quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 2,556,472 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $121,995,000 after buying an additional 1,505,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of Matador Resources by 6.7% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,064,037 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $92,737,000 after buying an additional 129,863 shares during the last quarter. 91.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on MTDR shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Matador Resources from $47.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Matador Resources from $56.00 to $52.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Mizuho boosted their price target on Matador Resources from $67.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Matador Resources from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on Matador Resources from $62.00 to $60.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $63.36.

Matador Resources Stock Performance

MTDR opened at $64.38 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $53.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $46.49. The company has a market capitalization of $8.00 billion, a PE ratio of 10.55 and a beta of 0.91. Matador Resources Company has a 1 year low of $35.19 and a 1 year high of $66.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.75.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The energy company reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $847.99 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $811.13 million. Matador Resources had a return on equity of 12.36% and a net margin of 20.54%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.83 EPS. Research analysts expect that Matador Resources Company will post 8.53 EPS for the current year.

Matador Resources Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th were issued a $0.375 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 27th. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. Matador Resources’s payout ratio is currently 24.59%.

Key Headlines Impacting Matador Resources

Here are the key news stories impacting Matador Resources this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp raised quarterly and annual EPS estimates across 2026–2027 (Q1–Q4 2026, Q1–Q3 2027 and FY2026/FY2027), lifting FY2027 to $10.00 from $8.21 and giving MTDR an “Overweight” rating with a $73 price target — this implies stronger future earnings and supports the stock. KeyCorp raises estimates
• Positive Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets increased its price target from $65 to $72 and kept an “outperform” rating — another independent buy-side signal that could attract demand. BMO raises target
• Neutral Sentiment: A sector/valuation piece examines MTDR after oil prices rose amid Middle East tensions — this provides context that higher oil helps Matador’s realized prices, but valuation and execution still matter. Valuation after oil move

About Matador Resources

Matador Resources Company is an independent energy firm primarily engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and natural gas. The company focuses on upstream operations, utilizing horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques to unlock hydrocarbons from key reservoirs. Its asset base includes both operated and non‐operated positions, with a particular emphasis on the Permian Basin, one of the most prolific oil-producing regions in North America.

Matador’s core operations are concentrated in the Delaware Basin segment of the Permian Basin, where it holds substantial acreage in both Reeves and Culberson counties in West Texas and Eddy and Lea counties in New Mexico.