MTDR Q3 EPS Estimate Raised by Capital One Financial

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) – Investment analysts at Capital One Financial increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Matador Resources in a report issued on Thursday, March 20th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now anticipates that the energy company will earn $2.20 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.16. The consensus estimate for Matador Resources’ current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Matador Resources’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.90 EPS.

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

Several other research firms have also commented on MTDR. Stephens raised their price target 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. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $62.00 price target on shares of Matador Resources in a report on Friday, January 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $76.00 to $65.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $87.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on shares of Matador Resources in a report on Friday, January 10th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $78.00 price target on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $74.20.

Matador Resources Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of MTDR stock opened at $51.59 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $6.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.23 and a beta of 3.17. Matador Resources has a 1-year low of $43.89 and a 1-year high of $71.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $55.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $54.83.

Matador Resources Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a dividend of $0.3125 per share. This is a positive change from Matador Resources’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Matador Resources’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.51%.

Insider Transactions at Matador Resources

In other Matador Resources news, Director Paul W. Harvey acquired 600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was purchased at an average price of $55.20 per share, with a total value of $33,120.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 27,917 shares in the company, valued at $1,541,018.40. This trade represents a 2.20 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Robert T. Macalik bought 1,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $47.98 per share, with a total value of $57,576.00. Following the purchase, the chief accounting officer now owns 31,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,487,380. The trade was a 4.03 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders purchased 21,350 shares of company stock valued at $1,100,769. Insiders own 6.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of MTDR. LSV Asset Management lifted its position in shares of Matador Resources by 262.0% in the 4th quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,517,308 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $85,364,000 after buying an additional 1,098,108 shares during the last quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Matador Resources by 145.2% in the 4th quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 1,283,743 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $72,223,000 after buying an additional 760,122 shares during the last quarter. Webs Creek Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of Matador Resources in the 4th quarter worth about $37,894,000. Yaupon Capital Management LP lifted its position in shares of Matador Resources by 565.4% in the 3rd quarter. Yaupon Capital Management LP now owns 744,037 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $36,770,000 after buying an additional 632,218 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in shares of Matador Resources by 25.9% in the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 2,698,606 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $151,824,000 after buying an additional 555,245 shares during the last quarter. 91.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Matador Resources Company Profile

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.