Q1 EPS Estimate for Matador Resources Reduced by Analyst

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) – Investment analysts at Capital One Financial cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Matador Resources in a research report issued on Thursday, March 20th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now expects that the energy company will post earnings of $1.80 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.02. The consensus estimate for Matador Resources’ current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Matador Resources’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.01 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $8.30 EPS.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The energy company reported $1.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.88 by ($0.05). Matador Resources had a return on equity of 18.52% and a net margin of 25.26%. The company had revenue of $970.37 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $967.10 million.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on MTDR. Morgan Stanley began coverage on Matador Resources in a report on Friday, January 10th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $78.00 target price for the company. TD Cowen upped their price objective on Matador Resources from $74.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Stephens raised their price objective on shares of Matador Resources from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Mizuho reduced their target price on shares of Matador Resources from $74.00 to $73.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $76.00 to $65.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $74.50.

Matador Resources Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE:MTDR opened at $52.43 on Monday. Matador Resources has a 52-week low of $43.89 and a 52-week high of $71.08. The company has a market capitalization of $6.56 billion, a PE ratio of 7.34 and a beta of 3.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.93. The company has a fifty day moving average of $55.00 and a 200-day moving average of $54.88.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Matador Resources

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Altshuler Shaham Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Matador Resources in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. TCTC Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Matador Resources by 53.8% in the fourth quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC now owns 500 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Matador Resources by 108.5% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 492 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 256 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its holdings in shares of Matador Resources by 68.3% during the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 510 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SRS Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Matador Resources by 359.5% during the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 579 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 453 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.98% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Matador Resources news, COO Christopher P. Calvert purchased 1,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $55.17 per share, for a total transaction of $71,721.00. Following the acquisition, the chief operating officer now owns 34,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,875,780. This represents a 3.98 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Van H. Singleton II acquired 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was bought at an average price of $53.21 per share, with a total value of $106,420.00. Following the purchase, the insider now directly owns 289,135 shares in the company, valued at $15,384,873.35. This represents a 0.70 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders acquired 21,350 shares of company stock worth $1,100,769. Company insiders own 6.10% of the company’s stock.

Matador Resources Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $0.3125 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $1.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.38%. This is a boost from Matador Resources’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. Matador Resources’s dividend payout ratio is 17.51%.

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.