Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for MTDR Earnings

Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for Matador Resources in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of $1.03 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.08. The consensus estimate for Matador Resources’ current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Matador Resources’ Q2 2027 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.99 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $6.06 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on MTDR. TD Cowen raised Matador Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Matador Resources from $56.00 to $52.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Matador Resources in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Wells Fargo & Company cut Matador Resources from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $61.00 to $47.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on Matador Resources from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.33.

Matador Resources Stock Up 3.3%

Shares of MTDR stock opened at $56.28 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $46.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $44.90. Matador Resources has a 52 week low of $35.19 and a 52 week high of $58.32. The stock has a market cap of $6.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.23 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The energy company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $847.99 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $811.13 million. Matador Resources had a net margin of 20.54% and a return on equity of 12.36%. Matador Resources’s revenue for the quarter was down 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.83 earnings per share.

Matador Resources Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th were issued a $0.375 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 27th. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Matador Resources’s payout ratio is 24.59%.

Institutional Trading of Matador Resources

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. MidFirst Bank bought a new stake in Matador Resources in the fourth quarter worth $214,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Matador Resources by 45.9% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 594,849 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $25,245,000 after acquiring an additional 187,178 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Matador Resources in the fourth quarter valued at $340,000. Virtus Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Matador Resources in the fourth quarter valued at $165,000. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Matador Resources by 65.0% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,406,182 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $144,558,000 after acquiring an additional 1,342,145 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.98% of the company’s stock.

Matador Resources Company Profile

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.