The stock price of Matador Resources Co (NYSE: MTDR) has surged by 2.17 when compared to previous closing price of 49.42, but the company has seen a -2.81% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2024-09-30 that DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) (“Matador” or the “Company”) today announced plans to release third quarter 2024 operational and financial results after the close of trading on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Management will also host a live conference call on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time to review third quarter 2024 financial results and operational highlights. To access the live conference call by phone, you can use the following link http.
Is It Worth Investing in Matador Resources Co (NYSE: MTDR) Right Now?
Matador Resources Co (NYSE: MTDR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 6.51x compared to its average ratio. MTDR has 36-month beta value of 3.26. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for MTDR is 115.26M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.30% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MTDR on October 02, 2024 was 1.49M shares.
MTDR’s Market Performance
The stock of Matador Resources Co (MTDR) has seen a -2.81% decrease in the past week, with a -10.98% drop in the past month, and a -15.75% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.99%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.36% for MTDR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.53% for MTDR stock, with a simple moving average of -14.96% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MTDR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MTDR stocks, with CapitalOne repeating the rating for MTDR by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for MTDR in the upcoming period, according to CapitalOne is $84 based on the research report published on July 25, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Stephens gave a rating of “Overweight” to MTDR, setting the target price at $83 in the report published on June 21st of the current year.
MTDR Trading at -7.90% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MTDR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -28.97% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.36%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.99%, as shares sank -5.29% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -19.46% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MTDR fell by -2.81%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -6.90% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $50.62. In addition, Matador Resources Co saw -11.20% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MTDR starting from Baty Robert Gaines, who purchase 500 shares at the price of $50.58 back on Sep 13 ’24. After this action, Baty Robert Gaines now owns 67,617 shares of Matador Resources Co, valued at $25,290 using the latest closing price.
Elsener William Thomas, the EVP, Reservoir Engineering of Matador Resources Co, purchase 500 shares at $49.47 during a trade that took place back on Sep 10 ’24, which means that Elsener William Thomas is holding 102,164 shares at $24,735 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MTDR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.43 for the present operating margin
- 0.47 for the gross margin
The net margin for Matador Resources Co stands at 0.29. The total capital return value is set at 0.18. Equity return is now at value 23.42, with 12.02 for asset returns.
Based on Matador Resources Co (MTDR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.31 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.44. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.48.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.94 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.86. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.53. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.38. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.86.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Matador Resources Co (MTDR) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
