Q4 EPS Forecast for Matador Resources Cut by Analyst

Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial cut their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Matador Resources in a report released on Wednesday, October 22nd. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings of $0.90 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.18. The consensus estimate for Matador Resources’ current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Mizuho cut their target price on Matador Resources from $69.00 to $67.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Matador Resources from $62.00 to $61.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. TD Cowen raised Matador Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Matador Resources from $71.00 to $61.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Matador Resources in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $63.93.

Matador Resources Stock Down 0.6%

MTDR stock opened at $39.19 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $4.87 billion, a PE ratio of 6.26 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 0.73. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $45.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.24. Matador Resources has a one year low of $35.19 and a one year high of $64.04.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The energy company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.22 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $939.02 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $893.22 million. Matador Resources had a net margin of 20.46% and a return on equity of 14.80%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.89 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Matador Resources

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MAI Capital Management boosted its holdings in Matador Resources by 13.9% in the 2nd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 1,726 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Matador Resources by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 5,281 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $252,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Matador Resources by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 5,163 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $246,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Matador Resources by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 55,482 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $2,835,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its holdings in Matador Resources by 93.0% in the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 554 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 267 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.98% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO Christopher P. Calvert purchased 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $47.77 per share, with a total value of $47,770.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief operating officer directly owned 37,500 shares in the company, valued at $1,791,375. This represents a 2.74% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Joseph Wm Foran purchased 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The shares were bought at an average cost of $49.17 per share, for a total transaction of $245,850.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 6,606 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $324,817.02. The trade was a 311.33% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have purchased a total of 11,380 shares of company stock valued at $549,188 over the last quarter. 5.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Matador Resources Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 5th. Investors of record on Monday, November 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.375 per share. This is an increase from Matador Resources’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 10th. Matador Resources’s dividend payout ratio is 19.97%.

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.