Matador Resources Co (NYSE: MTDR) has seen a rise in its stock price by 4.37 in relation to its previous close of 50.56. However, the company has experienced a 9.30% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-17 that Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Is It Worth Investing in Matador Resources Co (NYSE: MTDR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Matador Resources Co (NYSE: MTDR) is 7.39x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for MTDR is 2.75. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MTDR is 115.48M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.49% of that float. On March 19, 2025, MTDR’s average trading volume was 1.31M shares.
MTDR’s Market Performance
MTDR stock saw a decrease of 9.30% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -8.70% and a quarterly a decrease of -6.91%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.09%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.39% for Matador Resources Co (MTDR). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.40% for MTDR stock, with a simple moving average of -5.77% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MTDR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MTDR stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for MTDR by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for MTDR in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $78 based on the research report published on January 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wolfe Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MTDR reach a price target of $72. The rating they have provided for MTDR stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 03rd, 2025.
CapitalOne gave a rating of “Overweight” to MTDR, setting the target price at $84 in the report published on July 25th of the previous year.
MTDR Trading at -5.24% 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 -25.76% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.39%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.09%, as shares sank -7.58% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.39% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MTDR rose by +8.41%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -15.81% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $49.57. In addition, Matador Resources Co saw -6.20% 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 Stetson Glenn W, who purchase 500 shares at the price of $47.49 back on Mar 14 ’25. After this action, Stetson Glenn W now owns 92,180 shares of Matador Resources Co, valued at $23,745 using the latest closing price.
Ehrman Monika U, the Director of Matador Resources Co, purchase 300 shares at $45.20 during a trade that took place back on Mar 10 ’25, which means that Ehrman Monika U is holding 36,567 shares at $13,560 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MTDR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.41 for the present operating margin
- 0.44 for the gross margin
The net margin for Matador Resources Co stands at 0.26. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 19.67, with 9.48 for asset returns.
Based on Matador Resources Co (MTDR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.29 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.42. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.39.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.41 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.87. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.5. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.3for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.32. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.93.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Matador Resources Co (MTDR) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
