Trading Day Review: Matador Resources Co (MTDR) Loses Momentum, Closing at 40.04

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The price of Matador Resources Co (NYSE: MTDR) closed at $40.04 in the last session, down -0.72% from day before closing price of $40.33. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.19 million shares were traded.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at MTDR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 64.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.12. 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:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 05 ’25 when Foran Joseph Wm bought 2,500 shares for $39.93 per share. The transaction valued at 99,825 led to the insider holds 58,256 shares of the business.

Calvert Christopher P bought 1,500 shares of MTDR for $61,695 on May 01 ’25. The EVP and COO now owns 36,500 shares after completing the transaction at $41.13 per share. On May 01 ’25, another insider, Singleton Van H II, who serves as the President-Land, A&D, Planning of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $40.72 each. As a result, the insider paid 40,720 and bolstered with 291,135 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

As of this moment, Matador’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.38, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.33. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.35 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.95.

Stock Price History:

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 -11.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -24.80%.

Shares Statistics:

A total of 125.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 115.46M. Insiders hold about 7.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.70% stake in the company.

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