Capital One Financial Has Weak Estimate for MTDR Q1 Earnings

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) – Capital One Financial reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Matador Resources in a research note issued on Thursday, March 20th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings per share of $1.80 for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on MTDR. TD Cowen raised 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. Wolfe Research upgraded Matador Resources from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $72.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of Matador Resources from $74.00 to $73.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $62.00 target price on shares of Matador Resources in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley began coverage on shares of Matador Resources in a report on Friday, January 10th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $78.00 target price for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Matador Resources has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $74.20.

Matador Resources Stock Up 2.8 %

Shares of NYSE:MTDR opened at $52.95 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $6.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.42 and a beta of 3.17. Matador Resources has a 12 month low of $43.89 and a 12 month high of $71.08. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $55.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $54.86.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The energy company reported $1.83 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.88 by ($0.05). The business had revenue of $970.37 million during 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%.

Matador Resources Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a dividend of $0.3125 per share. This represents a $1.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.36%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This is an increase from Matador Resources’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. Matador Resources’s payout ratio is currently 17.51%.

Insider Activity at Matador Resources

In other Matador Resources news, insider Van H. Singleton II purchased 2,000 shares of Matador Resources stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was acquired at an average price of $53.21 per share, for a total transaction of $106,420.00. Following the acquisition, the insider now owns 289,135 shares in the company, valued at $15,384,873.35. This trade represents a 0.70 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, COO Christopher P. Calvert acquired 1,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were acquired at an average price of $55.17 per share, for a total transaction of $71,721.00. Following the completion of the purchase, 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 position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders bought 21,350 shares of company stock worth $1,100,769. Company insiders own 6.10% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Matador Resources

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of MTDR. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in Matador Resources by 12.0% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,008,421 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $54,122,000 after acquiring an additional 107,827 shares in the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P lifted its stake in shares of Matador Resources by 16.8% during the 3rd quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 455,662 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $22,519,000 after purchasing an additional 65,487 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in Matador Resources by 81.2% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 30,304 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,498,000 after purchasing an additional 13,583 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in Matador Resources by 16.9% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 139,254 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $8,088,000 after purchasing an additional 20,172 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Matador Resources in the third quarter worth about $10,526,000. Institutional investors own 91.98% of the company’s stock.

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.