Matador Resources Co (NYSE: MTDR)’s stock price has soared by 0.63 in relation to previous closing price of 41.02. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 5.98% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-22 that Beyond analysts’ top -and-bottom-line estimates for Matador (MTDR), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended March 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in Matador Resources Co (NYSE: MTDR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Matador Resources Co (NYSE: MTDR) is above average at 5.78x. The 36-month beta value for MTDR is also noteworthy at 1.51. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for MTDR is 115.48M, and at present, short sellers hold a 7.01% of that float. The average trading volume of MTDR on April 23, 2025 was 1.76M shares.
MTDR’s Market Performance
MTDR’s stock has seen a 5.98% increase for the week, with a -22.07% drop in the past month and a -34.52% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.82%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.61% for Matador Resources Co The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.94% for MTDR’s stock, with a simple moving average of -24.04% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MTDR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MTDR stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for MTDR by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for MTDR in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $47 based on the research report published on April 22, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MTDR reach a price target of $78. The rating they have provided for MTDR stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on January 10th, 2025.
Wolfe Research gave a rating of “Outperform” to MTDR, setting the target price at $72 in the report published on January 03rd of the current year.
MTDR Trading at -14.50% 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 -38.85% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.61%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.82%, as shares sank -20.47% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -29.78% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MTDR rose by +6.83%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -28.51% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $43.44. In addition, Matador Resources Co saw -26.63% 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 2.07. 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
In summary, Matador Resources Co (MTDR) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
