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Matador Resources Co MTDR
Matador Resources Co (MTDR) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.63% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $3.7B at a 20.5% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -3.29 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-05-27 | Mizuho | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-05-26 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-22 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-05-12 | Truist Securities | Buy (up) |
| 2026-05-07 | Mizuho | Outperform (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Mining & Extraction · percentile among 189 companies
Percentile vs other Mining & Extraction companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.018 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.269 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.105 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.049 |
Sector peers · similar-size Mining & Extraction companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTDR | Matador Resources Co | 5/9 | 2.56 | 8.2 | +5.5% |
| CRGY | Crescent Energy Co | 5/9 | 1.19 | 25.1 | +22.1% |
| SM | SM Energy Co | 6/9 | 2.77 | 9.7 | +17.2% |
| RRC | RANGE RESOURCES CORP | 8/9 | — | 13.5 | +28.9% |
| MUR | MURPHY OIL CORP | 5/9 | 3.46 | 47.6 | -10.2% |
| NOG | NORTHERN OIL & GAS, INC. | 6/9 | 1.33 | 53.8 | +11.2% |
| PR | Permian Resources Corp | 4/9 | 2.6 | 16.8 | +1.3% |
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About Matador Resources Co
Matador Resources Company, an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas resources in the United States. It operates through two segments, Exploration and Production; and Midstream. The company primarily holds interests in the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. It also operates the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana. In addition, the company conducts midstream operations in support of its exploration, development, and production operations. Further, it provides natural gas processing and oil transportation services; and oil, natural gas, and produced water gathering services, as well as produced water disposal services to third parties, as well as sells natural gas to unaffiliated independent marketing companies and unaffiliated midstream companies. The company was formerly known as Matador Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to Matador Resources Company in August 2011. Matador Resources Company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
FAQ
Is MTDR financially healthy?
Matador Resources Co's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does MTDR pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Matador Resources Co pays a dividend yielding about 2.63% with a 21.5% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is MTDR?
In FY2025, Matador Resources Co had a net margin of 20.5% and a return on equity of 12.7%.
Is MTDR overvalued or undervalued?
Matador Resources Co trades at about 8.6× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.5×–26.3×, median 9.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for MTDR?
The average Wall-Street price target for Matador Resources Co is $72.05, about 37.2% above the recent price, from 19 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is MTDR a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Matador Resources Co: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 8.2×, a dividend yield of 2.63%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.