William Blair Issues Pessimistic Estimate for MTDR Earnings

Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR) – Equities researchers at William Blair decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Matador Resources in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, October 17th. William Blair analyst N. Dingmann now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings of $0.91 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.98. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Matador Resources’ current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Matador Resources’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.91 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.34 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.36 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $8.38 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $9.51 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $10.11 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on MTDR. KeyCorp reduced their price target on shares of Matador Resources from $62.00 to $61.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. TD Cowen raised shares of Matador Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of Matador Resources from $56.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Matador Resources from $49.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Mizuho cut their price objective on shares of Matador Resources from $69.00 to $67.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 10th. One investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, Matador Resources currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $65.79.

Matador Resources Trading Up 1.0%

NYSE:MTDR opened at $43.46 on Monday. Matador Resources has a one year low of $35.19 and a one year high of $64.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.85. The firm has a market cap of $5.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.36 and a beta of 1.41. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $46.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.19.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The energy company reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.24. Matador Resources had a net margin of 22.57% and a return on equity of 16.53%. The business had revenue of $895.31 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $892.86 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.05 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Matador Resources

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Matador Resources by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,625 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $253,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Matador Resources by 56.4% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 28,124 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,264,000 after acquiring an additional 10,143 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Matador Resources by 105.3% in the 3rd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 15,489 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $696,000 after acquiring an additional 7,944 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Matador Resources by 19.3% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,119 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $140,000 after acquiring an additional 505 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Matador Resources by 12.9% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 22,235 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,061,000 after acquiring an additional 2,548 shares during the last quarter. 91.98% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, COO Christopher P. Calvert bought 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were bought at an average price of $47.77 per share, with a total value of $47,770.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 37,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,791,375. This trade represents a 2.74% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Joseph Wm Foran bought 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $48.15 per share, for a total transaction of $96,300.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 8,025 shares in the company, valued at $386,403.75. The trade was a 33.20% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have purchased 11,380 shares of company stock valued at $549,188. Insiders own 5.80% of the company’s stock.

Matador Resources Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 10th will be given a dividend of $0.375 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 10th. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. This is a boost from Matador Resources’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. Matador Resources’s payout ratio is presently 18.30%.

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.