Reviewing Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) and Cavu Resources (OTCMKTS:CAVR)

Cavu Resources (OTCMKTS:CAVR) and Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.0% of Matador Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of Matador Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Cavu Resources and Matador Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cavu Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00
Matador Resources	0	3	12	1	2.88

Matador Resources has a consensus target price of $63.57, indicating a potential upside of 52.46%. Given Matador Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Matador Resources is more favorable than Cavu Resources.

Risk & Volatility

Cavu Resources has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matador Resources has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Cavu Resources and Matador Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cavu Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Matador Resources	20.46%	14.80%	7.48%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cavu Resources and Matador Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cavu Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Matador Resources	$3.83 billion	1.35	$885.32 million	$6.26	6.66

Matador Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Cavu Resources.

Summary

Matador Resources beats Cavu Resources on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cavu Resources

LiveToBeHappy, Inc. operates as a multi-platform real estate development and technology company. The company's Real Estate Development Platform focuses on developing communities and places, including homes, apartments, townhomes, and condominiums. It also provides Technology Platform, including Growing Together Academy, which provides an online curriculum solution emphasizing critical thinking and analytical skills, as well as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics competencies; and The DRIP Climber, a patent pending belt driven fitness climber, which enables in burning calories and enhancing cardiovascular function. In addition, the company offers SOKU, a social chill app to make personal connections, meet neighbors, and chill with newfound friends. Further, it acts as a residential land development, and custom single- and multi-family home builder. The company was formerly known as CAVU Resources, Inc. and changed its name to LiveToBeHappy, Inc. in July 2021. LiveToBeHappy, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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. It also operates the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas; and the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana. In addition, the company conducts midstream operations in support of its exploration, development, and production operations. Further, it provides natural gas processing and oil transportation services; and oil, natural gas, and produced water gathering services, as well as produced water disposal services to third parties. The company sells natural gas to unaffiliated independent marketing companies and unaffiliated midstream companies. The company was formerly known as Matador Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to Matador Resources Company in August 2011. Matador Resources Company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.