CORDA Investment Management LLC. Decreases Stock Holdings in Matador Resources Company $MTDR

CORDA Investment Management LLC. reduced its stake in shares of Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR) by 42.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 18,771 shares of the energy company’s stock after selling 14,000 shares during the period. CORDA Investment Management LLC.’s holdings in Matador Resources were worth $1,186,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in MTDR. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Matador Resources by 184.9% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 30,836 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,309,000 after acquiring an additional 20,011 shares during the last quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC raised its stake in Matador Resources by 25.5% during the fourth quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 78,035 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $3,312,000 after purchasing an additional 15,859 shares during the period. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new position in Matador Resources in the 3rd quarter valued at about $61,615,000. Aquatic Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Matador Resources by 264.8% in the 3rd quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC now owns 111,727 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $5,020,000 after purchasing an additional 81,102 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its stake in shares of Matador Resources by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,054,232 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $44,742,000 after buying an additional 21,630 shares during the period. 91.98% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Matador Resources from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. KeyCorp raised their price target on Matador Resources from $61.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Zacks Research lowered shares of Matador Resources from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 25th. Truist Financial raised shares of Matador Resources from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $60.00 to $67.00 in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Matador Resources from $74.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $64.38.

Insider Transactions at Matador Resources

In other news, CFO Christopher P. Calvert bought 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 29th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $53.24 per share, for a total transaction of $79,860.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief financial officer owned 41,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,209,460. This trade represents a 3.75% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Joseph Wm Foran purchased 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 9th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $53.07 per share, for a total transaction of $106,140.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 11,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $609,190.53. This represents a 21.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders bought 11,907 shares of company stock valued at $635,712. Insiders own 5.90% of the company’s stock.

Matador Resources Stock Performance

Shares of MTDR opened at $51.30 on Monday. Matador Resources Company has a 1 year low of $37.14 and a 1 year high of $66.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.37 billion, a PE ratio of 13.19 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 0.73. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $54.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $52.51.

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The energy company reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $941.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $871.57 million. Matador Resources had a net margin of 14.41% and a return on equity of 11.20%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 33.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.99 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Matador Resources Company will post 7.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Matador Resources Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 8th were issued a $0.375 dividend. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 8th. Matador Resources’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.56%.

Key Matador Resources News

Here are the key news stories impacting Matador Resources this week:

• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research trimmed Matador Resources’ earnings outlook for several future quarters and full-year periods, including sizable cuts to FY2026 and FY2027 EPS estimates. Article link
• Neutral Sentiment: Matador Resources announced it will report second-quarter 2026 results after the close on August 5, with a conference call set for August 6. This provides a clear near-term catalyst, but the announcement itself does not change fundamentals. Article link

Matador Resources Company Profile

Matador Resources Company is an independent energy firm primarily engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and natural gas. The company focuses on upstream operations, utilizing horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques to unlock hydrocarbons from key reservoirs. Its asset base includes both operated and non‐operated positions, with a particular emphasis on the Permian Basin, one of the most prolific oil-producing regions in North America.

Matador’s core operations are concentrated in the Delaware Basin segment of the Permian Basin, where it holds substantial acreage in both Reeves and Culberson counties in West Texas and Eddy and Lea counties in New Mexico.