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After finishing at $41.02 in the prior trading day, Matador Resources Co (NYSE: MTDR) closed at $39.54, down -3.61%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.82 million shares were traded. MTDR stock price reached its highest trading level at $40.79 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.9.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MTDR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 63.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.01. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.76 and its Current Ratio is at 0.79. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.60.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, UBS on April 22, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $47.
On January 10, 2025, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and target price of $78.
Wolfe Research Upgraded its Peer Perform to Outperform on January 03, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $72.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 28 ’25 when Stetson Glenn W bought 1,000 shares for $41.53 per share. The transaction valued at 41,530 led to the insider holds 93,180 shares of the business.
Foran Joseph Wm bought 5,000 shares of MTDR for $204,300 on Apr 29 ’25. The Chairman and CEO now owns 50,756 shares after completing the transaction at $40.86 per share. On Mar 14 ’25, another insider, Stetson Glenn W, who serves as the EVP-Production of the company, bought 500 shares for $47.49 each. As a result, the insider paid 23,745 and bolstered with 92,180 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MTDR now has a Market Capitalization of 4950526976 and an Enterprise Value of 8559825408. As of this moment, Matador’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.31, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.31. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.34 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.49 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.35.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MTDR is 1.47, which has changed by -0.36338753 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09969199 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MTDR has reached a high of $66.89, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $35.19. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -26.58%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.90M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2489170 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 125.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 115.48M. Insiders hold about 7.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.69% stake in the company. Shares short for MTDR as of 1744675200 were 8146569 with a Short Ratio of 4.30, compared to 1741910400 on 7974749. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8146569 and a Short% of Float of 7.870000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MTDR’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.963, compared to 0.96 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.023476353
