Peterson Wealth Services Raises Holdings in Matador Resources Company $MTDR

Peterson Wealth Services grew its position in shares of Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR) by 333.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 51,356 shares of the energy company’s stock after buying an additional 39,516 shares during the period. Peterson Wealth Services’ holdings in Matador Resources were worth $2,180,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Matador Resources by 184.9% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 30,836 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,309,000 after buying an additional 20,011 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new stake in Matador Resources during the 3rd quarter worth about $61,615,000. LSV Asset Management lifted its holdings in Matador Resources by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 3,532,303 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $158,706,000 after purchasing an additional 197,528 shares in the last quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC lifted its holdings in Matador Resources by 25.5% during the 4th quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 78,035 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $3,312,000 after purchasing an additional 15,859 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Matador Resources by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,780,888 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $664,105,000 after purchasing an additional 101,613 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.98% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on MTDR. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Matador Resources from $73.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Zacks Research cut Matador Resources from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 25th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on Matador Resources from $61.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Mizuho increased their price objective on Matador Resources from $74.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Matador Resources from $65.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 6th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $65.08.

Matador Resources Stock Performance

Shares of MTDR opened at $53.60 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $6.66 billion, a PE ratio of 13.78 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $58.21 and a 200-day moving average price of $51.39. Matador Resources Company has a 12-month low of $37.14 and a 12-month high of $66.84.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The energy company reported $1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $941.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $871.57 million. Matador Resources had a return on equity of 11.20% and a net margin of 14.41%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 33.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.99 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Matador Resources Company will post 7.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Matador Resources Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 8th were given a dividend of $0.375 per share. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 8th. Matador Resources’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.56%.

Insider Activity

In other Matador Resources news, COO Glenn W. Stetson purchased 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 9th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $53.41 per share, for a total transaction of $26,705.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 95,470 shares in the company, valued at $5,099,052.70. The trade was a 0.53% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Christopher P. Calvert purchased 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 29th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $53.24 per share, with a total value of $79,860.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 41,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,209,460. The trade was a 3.75% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders acquired 11,907 shares of company stock worth $635,712. 5.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Matador Resources News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Matador Resources this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Joseph Wm Foran bought 2,000 shares, and COO Glenn W. Stetson bought 500 shares, signaling management confidence in Matador Resources’ outlook. Insider trade filing for Joseph Wm Foran Insider trade filing for Glenn W. Stetson
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised near-term and fiscal 2026 earnings estimates for MTDR, which suggests analysts see slightly stronger profitability ahead.
• Neutral Sentiment: Matador Resources held a shareholder/analyst call, but the provided transcript headline does not specify any major new guidance, deal, or operational update. Matador Resources Company (MTDR) Shareholder/Analyst Call Prepared Remarks Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the supportive news, MTDR has been trading below its recent levels, with investors still weighing the company’s slower year-over-year revenue trend from the latest quarter.

About Matador Resources

Matador Resources Company is an independent energy firm primarily engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and natural gas. The company focuses on upstream operations, utilizing horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques to unlock hydrocarbons from key reservoirs. Its asset base includes both operated and non‐operated positions, with a particular emphasis on the Permian Basin, one of the most prolific oil-producing regions in North America.

Matador’s core operations are concentrated in the Delaware Basin segment of the Permian Basin, where it holds substantial acreage in both Reeves and Culberson counties in West Texas and Eddy and Lea counties in New Mexico.