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The price of Matador Resources Co (NYSE: MTDR) closed at $52.13 in the last session, down -0.63% from day before closing price of $52.46. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.63 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.25 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 68.66 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.23. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.89 and its Current Ratio is at 0.93. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.67.
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, Morgan Stanley on January 10, 2025, initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $78.
On January 03, 2025, Wolfe Research Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Peer Perform but kept the price unchanged to $72.
CapitalOne Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on July 25, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $80 to $84.
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 Feb 25 ’25 when Ward Susan M bought 2,000 shares for $52.81 per share. The transaction valued at 105,620 led to the insider holds 5,844 shares of the business.
Singleton Van H II bought 1,000 shares of MTDR for $52,720 on Feb 25 ’25. The President-Land, A&D, Planning now owns 290,135 shares after completing the transaction at $52.72 per share. On Feb 21 ’25, another insider, Harvey Paul W, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 600 shares for $55.20 each. As a result, the insider paid 33,120 and bolstered with 27,917 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Matador’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.04. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.87 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.28.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MTDR has reached a high of $71.08, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $47.15. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.63%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 125.05M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 115.08M. Insiders hold about 7.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.12% stake in the company.
