William Blair Issues Pessimistic Forecast for MTDR Earnings

Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR) – Analysts at William Blair dropped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Matador Resources in a report released on Thursday, October 23rd. William Blair analyst N. Dingmann now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings of $0.73 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.91. 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’ FY2029 earnings at $10.06 EPS.

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

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on MTDR. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Matador Resources from $48.00 to $46.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Matador Resources from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of Matador Resources from $56.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Matador Resources from $71.00 to $61.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, TD Cowen upgraded shares of Matador Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $63.93.

Matador Resources Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MTDR opened at $39.27 on Friday. Matador Resources has a fifty-two week low of $35.19 and a fifty-two week high of $64.04. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.23. The company has a market capitalization of $4.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.27 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.73.

Matador Resources Increases Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Matador Resources

In related news, CEO Joseph Wm Foran acquired 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The shares were bought at an average price of $49.17 per share, for a total transaction of $245,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 6,606 shares in the company, valued at approximately $324,817.02. This trade represents a 311.33% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP William Thomas Elsener acquired 600 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of $48.46 per share, for a total transaction of $29,076.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 112,069 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,430,863.74. This trade represents a 0.54% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have purchased a total of 11,380 shares of company stock worth $549,188 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 5.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Matador Resources by 42.8% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,698 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $138,000 after purchasing an additional 809 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in shares of Matador Resources by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 10,868 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $555,000 after purchasing an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue increased its stake in shares of Matador Resources by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 13,598 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $694,000 after purchasing an additional 365 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Matador Resources by 4.2% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 379,168 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $19,371,000 after purchasing an additional 15,355 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas purchased a new stake in shares of Matador Resources in the 1st quarter worth $885,000. 91.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.