Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR – Get Free Report) CAO Benjamin Colodney acquired 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $51.52 per share, with a total value of $25,760.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 13,579 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $699,590.08. This trade represents a 3.82% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.
Matador Resources Price Performance
Matador Resources stock traded down $0.50 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $49.87. 1,784,579 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,554,569. The company has a current ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. Matador Resources Company has a twelve month low of $37.74 and a twelve month high of $66.84. The company has a market cap of $6.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.60 and a beta of 0.93. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $56.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $54.47.
Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 3rd. The energy company reported $2.08 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.85 by $0.23. Matador Resources had a net margin of 18.60% and a return on equity of 14.32%. The company had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.36 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 33.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Matador Resources Company will post 8.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Matador Resources Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 10th will be paid a $0.4375 dividend. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. This is a positive change from Matador Resources’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3750. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 10th. Matador Resources’s payout ratio is 25.73%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research firms have weighed in on MTDR. Mizuho cut their target price on Matador Resources from $77.00 to $71.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 19th. Scotiabank assumed coverage on Matador Resources in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $59.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Matador Resources from $77.00 to $76.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 14th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on Matador Resources from $68.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Matador Resources from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 17th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $68.50.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Matador Resources
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in MTDR. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in Matador Resources by 16.1% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,270 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its position in Matador Resources by 0.8% in the third quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 24,338 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,255,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd boosted its position in Matador Resources by 36.7% in the first quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 748 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 201 shares in the last quarter. Smith Group Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Matador Resources by 1.6% in the third quarter. Smith Group Asset Management LLC now owns 12,941 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $667,000 after buying an additional 208 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its stake in shares of Matador Resources by 2.6% during the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 8,536 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $440,000 after buying an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. 91.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
More Matador Resources News
Here are the key news stories impacting Matador Resources this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Matador reported Q3 EPS of $2.08, above the $1.85 consensus, and revenue of $1.39 billion versus $1.12 billion expected. Revenue rose 33.9% year over year. The company also raised its dividend by 17%. Matador Resources Q3 2026: Six Straight Beats, Dividend Up 17%
- Positive Sentiment: Truist raised its price target to $66 from $65 and maintained a Buy rating; Stifel Nicolaus also reaffirmed its Buy rating. Stifel Nicolaus Reaffirms Buy Rating
- Positive Sentiment: CFO Christopher Calvert bought 2,000 shares for about $105,140, increasing his direct holding by 4.55%—a potential signal of confidence from an insider. SEC Form 4 filing
- Neutral Sentiment: Matador secured new long-term gas agreements in the Delaware Basin, providing commercial support for its gas production. Matador Secures New Long-Term Gas Agreements
- Negative Sentiment: A Q3 analysis highlighted margin compression despite production growth, which may temper the impact of the earnings beat and help explain why the shares have not responded more strongly to positive news. MTDR Q3 2026 Deep Dive
About Matador Resources
Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. The company focuses primarily on unconventional, or shale, resource plays and operates across both upstream exploration and production and related midstream activities.
Matador’s principal exploration and production operations are located in the Delaware Basin in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas. Its midstream operations, conducted primarily through San Mateo Midstream, provide natural gas gathering and processing, crude oil and produced-water gathering, and water sourcing and disposal services that support the company’s operations and other producers in the region.
Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Matador has historically expanded through development and acquisitions in U.S.
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