Head-To-Head Survey: Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) vs. Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR)

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) and Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Matador Resources and Kolibri Global Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Matador Resources	0	5	12	1	2.78
Kolibri Global Energy	0	2	0	0	2.00

Matador Resources presently has a consensus price target of $66.81, indicating a potential upside of 16.26%. Given Matador Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Matador Resources is more favorable than Kolibri Global Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Matador Resources and Kolibri Global Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Matador Resources	19.85%	13.18%	6.46%
Kolibri Global Energy	26.87%	10.93%	7.72%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.0% of Matador Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Kolibri Global Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% 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.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Matador Resources	$3.84 billion	1.85	$759.22 million	$5.83	9.86
Kolibri Global Energy	$57.42 million	4.35	$15.48 million	$0.53	13.15

Matador Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Kolibri Global Energy. Matador Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kolibri Global Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Matador Resources has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kolibri Global Energy has a beta of -0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 156% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Matador Resources beats Kolibri Global Energy on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Kolibri Global Energy

Kolibri Global Energy Inc. engages in the finding and exploiting oil, gas, and clean and sustainable energy in the United States. It sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was formerly known as BNK Petroleum Inc. and changed its name to Kolibri Global Energy Inc. in November 2020. Kolibri Global Energy Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.