Matador Resources Company (MTDR) Stock Rises on Q4 2025 Earnings

Matador Resources Company (MTDR) reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that topped consensus on both revenue and earnings per share.

Revenue: $848.0 million (down 13.3% year-over-year).

Gross profit: $658.1 million (down 6.5% year-over-year).

Operating profit: $242.7 million (down 32.6% year-over-year).

Net income attributable to common shareholders: $192.5 million (down 10.3% year-over-year).

Diluted earnings per share: $1.55 (down 8.8% year-over-year).

Both the top line and bottom line beat expectations: revenue came in above the estimate of $815.3 million, and diluted EPS of $1.55 exceeded the estimate of $0.86.

Cash from operating activities: $474.4 million (down 17.5% year-over-year).

Capital spending (purchases of property, plant and equipment): $510.8 million (up 33.1% year-over-year).

Cash and cash equivalents: $15.3 million (down 33.5% year-over-year).

Total liabilities: $5.7 billion (up 6.0% year-over-year).

Cost of sales: $189.9 million (down 30.8% year-over-year).

Shares moved modestly after the release, with the stock up 2.14% since market close, reflecting investor focus on the earnings beat and continued investment activity.

Note: This financials data is sourced from a third-party provider and has not been independently verified by Quiver.

Matador Resources Company Insider Trading Activity

Matador Resources Company insiders have traded $MTDR stock on the open market 33 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 33 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MTDR stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

JOSEPH WM FORAN (Chairman and CEO) has made 5 purchases buying 17,842 shares for an estimated $718,850 and 0 sales.
SHELLEY F APPEL has made 8 purchases buying 7,365 shares for an estimated $286,897 and 0 sales.
SUSAN M WARD purchased 5,000 shares for an estimated $195,200
CHRISTOPHER P CALVERT (EVP and COO) has made 2 purchases buying 3,500 shares for an estimated $146,370 and 0 sales.
ROBERT T MACALIK (EVP, Chief Financial Officer) has made 2 purchases buying 2,539 shares for an estimated $98,311 and 0 sales.
BRYAN A ERMAN (Co-President,CLO & Head of M&A) has made 2 purchases buying 1,500 shares for an estimated $63,595 and 0 sales.
VAN H II SINGLETON (CoPresident-Land, A&D,Planning) has made 2 purchases buying 1,500 shares for an estimated $58,600 and 0 sales.
WILLIAM THOMAS ELSENER (EVP, Reservoir Engineering) has made 2 purchases buying 1,200 shares for an estimated $52,782 and 0 sales.
GLENN W STETSON (EVP-Production) has made 2 purchases buying 1,200 shares for an estimated $52,225 and 0 sales.
PAUL W HARVEY purchased 800 shares for an estimated $32,239
ROBERT GAINES BATY purchased 500 shares for an estimated $19,755
REYNALD BARIBAULT purchased 400 shares for an estimated $15,396
MONIKA U EHRMAN purchased 250 shares for an estimated $11,760
BENJAMIN T COLODNEY (VP & Chief Accounting Officer) has made 2 purchases buying 230 shares for an estimated $10,160 and 0 sales.
WILLIAM D LAMBERT (EVP and CFO) purchased 150 shares for an estimated $7,206

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.

Matador Resources Company Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 195 institutional investors add shares of Matador Resources Company stock to their portfolio, and 319 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. removed 2,339,416 shares (-63.4%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $99,284,815
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added 1,342,145 shares (+65.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $56,960,633
ENCOMPASS CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC added 1,254,678 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $53,248,534
MACQUARIE GROUP LTD removed 1,051,193 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $44,612,630
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC added 913,910 shares (+101.5%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $38,786,340
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 861,225 shares (-61.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $36,550,389
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC removed 746,085 shares (-38.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $31,663,847

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

Matador Resources Company Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $MTDR stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MTDR stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. sold up to $50,000 on 01/09.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.

Matador Resources Company Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $MTDR in the last several months. We have seen 5 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Mizuho issued a "Outperform" rating on 12/12/2025
B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 11/03/2025
Keybanc issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/24/2025
Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/24/2025
RBC Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 10/08/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for Matador Resources Company, check out Quiver Quantitative's $MTDR forecast page.

Matador Resources Company Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $MTDR recently. We have seen 10 analysts offer price targets for $MTDR in the last 6 months, with a median target of $52.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Hanwen Chang from Wells Fargo set a target price of $47.0 on 01/27/2026
Devin McDermott from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $52.0 on 01/23/2026
Scott Hanold from RBC Capital set a target price of $60.0 on 01/13/2026
Nitin Kumar from Mizuho set a target price of $70.0 on 12/12/2025
Peyton Dorne from UBS set a target price of $50.0 on 12/12/2025
Paul Diamond from Citigroup set a target price of $53.0 on 12/08/2025
Noah Hungness from B of A Securities set a target price of $50.0 on 11/03/2025