Insider Buying: Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) CEO Purchases 4,675 Shares of Stock
Posted by Stacy Sanders on May 28th, 2026
Matador Resources Company ( NYSE:MTDR – ) CEO Joseph Wm Foran purchased 4,675 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $52.36 per share, for a total transaction of $244,783.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 6,997 shares in the company, valued at $366,362.92. This trade represents a 201.34% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.
Joseph Wm Foran also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, February 27th, Joseph Wm Foran purchased 468 shares of Matador Resources stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of $49.78 per share, for a total transaction of $23,297.04.
Matador Resources Stock Down 2.4%
MTDR opened at $52.50 on Thursday. Matador Resources Company has a 1-year low of $37.14 and a 1-year high of $66.84. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $59.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $50.28. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The stock has a market cap of $6.52 billion, a PE ratio of 13.50 and a beta of 0.81.
Matador Resources ( NYSE:MTDR – ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The energy company reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.29. Matador Resources had a return on equity of 11.20% and a net margin of 14.41%.The business had revenue of $941.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $871.57 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.99 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 33.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Matador Resources Company will post 7.36 earnings per share for the current year.
Matador Resources Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 8th will be paid a $0.375 dividend. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 8th. Matador Resources’s dividend payout ratio is 38.56%.
Institutional Trading of Matador Resources
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MTDR. Kestra Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Matador Resources by 225.2% during the 2nd quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC now owns 517 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 358 shares during the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Matador Resources during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its position in shares of Matador Resources by 5,927.3% during the 3rd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 663 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 652 shares during the last quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Matador Resources during the 3rd quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Center for Financial Planning Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Matador Resources during the 1st quarter worth $41,000. 91.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research analysts have commented on MTDR shares. Weiss Ratings lowered Matador Resources from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Matador Resources from $73.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Citigroup decreased their price objective on Matador Resources from $77.00 to $72.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Matador Resources from $54.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price objective on Matador Resources from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Matador Resources currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $65.08.
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.
